Episode 59: Jane Timmons-Mitchell

[upbeat music] Welcome to season nine of Parenting Musically.

The theme of this season is Celebrating New Releases.

I'm your host, Lisa Heisman Köps.

I'm a professor and researcher of music education at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

I also teach early childhood music classes, and I am mother to four children, so I engage with ideas of parenting musically from multiple viewpoints.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Case Western Reserve University.

My guest today is Dr. Jane Timmons Mitchell.

Jane is a clinical child psychologist with 40 years of experience.

With her son Steven, a mechanical engineer, she wrote the book Our Guide to Navigating ADHD: How to Embrace Challenges, Develop Grit and Flourish, published by Greenleaf Books.

Jane is an associate clinical professor in the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

She launched a private practice called Junction Psychological Services Corporation in 2000.

Jane has been awarded grants and contracts at the federal, state, and local levels and authored publications on topics including juvenile justice, mental health, and bullying.

I've had the chance to read Our Guide to Navigating ADHD: How to Embrace Challenges, Develop Grit and Flourish, and I encourage you to read it.

Read it if you have a child diagnosed with ADHD, but also read it if you haven't, so you can understand and support your extended family members or friends with ADHD.

You'll hear in our conversation today that many of the ideas Jane shares apply to all kids and families.

[upbeat music] Jane, thanks for being here on Parenting Musically today.