Adriane Thompson, founder of Raising Kids With Purpose, shares her transformative journey from controlling parenting to creating an environment that meets children's developmental needs through intentional family culture. • Shifting from viewing parenting as controlling children to understanding and meeting their developmental needs • Creating strong family culture through shared values, family meetings, and consistent modeling • Understanding that big emotions and behaviors in children signal unmet needs, not "bad kids" • Helping neurodivergent children by recognizing their unique nervous system needs • Building a family where unconditional love and acceptance form the foundation • Recognizing that our own nervous system regulation directly impacts our children • Starting with awareness of our triggers and patterns from our own upbringing • Using values as an anchor during challenging parenting moments • Creating consistent family time to strengthen connections About our guest Adriane Thompson is a certified parenting coach living in Surprise, Arizona, with her husband, three energetic boys, and two Aussiedoodles. She’s passionate about helping parents navigate challenges with a connection-based approach and is the creator of the P.U.R.P.O.S.E. Parent Transformation Program, a 12-week coaching experience designed to help overwhelmed parents break generational cycles, build emotional resilience, and foster a strong family culture rooted in mutual respect. With over five years of experience in coaching, education, and mentoring, Adriane has a gift for breaking down complex topics like neurodevelopment, emotional regulation, attachment, and family dynamics into practical, life-giving strategies. She shares value-packed blog posts and printables at Raising Kids With Purpose, offering tools that support parents on their journey toward more peace and joy at home. When she’s not coaching, you’ll find Adriane hiking, camping with her family, leading local mom groups, or mentoring high school girls at her church. She believes in the power of connection, kindness, and lifelong learning to make a lasting impact on the world. Connect with Adriane raisingkidswithpurpose.com @raisingkidswithpurpose on Instagram Got a story to share or question you want us to answer? Send us a message! About the podcast The KindlED Podcast explores the science of nurturing children's potential and creating empowering learning environments. Powered by Prenda Microschools, each episode offers actionable insights to help you ignite your child's love of learning. We'll dive into evidence-based tools and techniques that kindle young learners' curiosity, motivation, and well-being. Got a burning question? We're all ears! If you have a question or topic you'd love our hosts to tackle, please send it to podcast@prenda.com. Let's dive into the conversation together! Important links: • Connect with us on social • Get our free literacy curriculum Interested in starting a microschool? Prenda provides all the tools and support you need to start and run an amazing microschool. Create a free Prenda World account to start designing your future microschool today. More info at ➡️ Prenda.com or if you're ready to get going ➡️ Start My Microschool
