Kinspire surveyed more than 14,000 parents raising kids with developmental differences. 96% believe they can make an important difference in their child's life — but only 46% feel like they know what to do in most situations to make that difference.

That gap is what this first episode of Built For Your Family™ is all about.

Jennifer Mingucci sits down with Kinspire co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer Lily Baiser, MS, OTR/L, and Chief Neuropsychologist Dr. Jill Gitten Aloia, PhD, ABPP-CN, to introduce Precision Parenting™ — Kinspire's framework for understanding what's underneath your child's behavior so you can respond with more confidence, connection, and intention.

Together, they unpack the five pillars of Precision Parenting™ — Data, Connection, Regulation, Expectations, and Progress — and show what it looks like to move away from one-size-fits-all parenting advice toward support built for your child.

In this episode

• Why strategies that seem to work for other kids may not work for yours
• How occupational therapy and neuropsychology, powered by AI, come together to personalize support for your child's unique brain, body, routines, and environment
• What your child's behavior might be telling you beneath the surface
• The “regulation glasses” Lily wants every parent to try
• How to tell the difference between “won't” and “can't”
• The surprisingly simple way to notice progress you may be missing

Try this this week

The next time you feel yourself getting frustrated, put on your regulation glasses.

Before correcting the behavior, get curious about what's underneath it. Is your child overwhelmed? Dysregulated? Missing a skill they need in that moment?

Then flip the question in your head. Instead of asking:

“Why can't my child do this?”

Try:

“What's one small thing I can do to support my child right now?”

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Take the framework with you. Get all five pillars of Precision Parenting™, the thinking behind each one, and reflection questions to help you start applying them with your own outside-the-box kid.

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About Lily & Dr. Jill

Lily Baiser, MS, OTR/L is Kinspire's Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer. A pediatric occupational therapist with more than 18 years of experience supporting neurodivergent children and their families, Lily was recognized by the American Occupational Therapy Association with its 2024 Most Innovative Practice award. She's also a mom of two, including a daughter with ADHD.

Jill Gitten Aloia, PhD, ABPP-CN is Kinspire's Chief Neuropsychologist and a board-certified developmental neuropsychologist with more than 20 years of experience, with deep expertise in ADHD and executive functioning. She's also a mom of two.

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Next week, we'll start putting Precision Parenting™ into practice with one of the most common challenges outside-the-box families face.

Built For Your Family™ is an educational podcast. The information and strategies shared are for informational purposes only and are not a substitute for individualized clinical care. Nothing in this podcast creates a clinical relationship or constitutes therapy, diagnosis, or medical advice.