
Introducing “Everyone Gets a Juice Box”
From In It: Raising Kids Who Learn Differently by Understood.org, Gretchen Vierstra, Rachel Bozek
February 12, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 122
About this episode
The episode features a mom discussing her experiences with anger and frustration in parenting neurodivergent children and shares strategies for managing these emotions.
Discover a new show on the Understood Podcast Network: Everyone Gets a Juice Box, hosted by Jessica Shaw! This series explores the real challenges parents face raising neurodivergent kids — with honest conversations that balance frustration, humor, and small victories. In this episode, hear one mom open up about the intense feelings of anger and frustration that can come with parenting, and the strategies she’s discovered to manage mom rage while staying connected to her child. We get it, and we’ve been there!
People in this episode
Host: Jessica Shaw
Guest: mom
Topics covered
- neurodivergent kids
- parenting challenges
- mom rage
- emotional management
- parenting strategies
Keywords
- neurodiversity
- parenting
- emotions
- frustration
- strategies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Understood Podcast Network
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