Help your bright and quirky child thrive, even if you feel overwhelmed and short on time.
Life is busy—we get it. You don’t have hours to spend in a course, even when you really want to help your bright and quirky child succeed. That’s why we created The Need-to-Know Nuggets PDF guides—a fast, effective way to get the most powerful insights from The Unique Path to Thrive course without the time commitment.
The Need-to-Know Nuggets PDF guides
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Starting February 13, 2025 – April 30, 2025, you’ll receive:
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Module 1
Lead with Strengths
Learn how to shift from focusing solely on alleviating your child’s neurodivergent symptoms to building their life leading with their strengths and passions. Learn how bright, quirky individuals build happy, productive lives they love by leaning into their unique gifts. Create a personalized Strengths Mind Map for your child and define inspiring end goals. Embrace the art of 1% gains to make meaningful progress at home and school that fits your child’s uniquely wired brain. Fall in love even more with the remarkable person your child truly is.

Module 2
Become a Self Scientist
Learn the Self Scientist Model to uncover the root causes of stress and struggles in your child’s life. Collaborate with your child to run experiments together so they can build a toolkit of strategies, life skills, hacks, and habits that fit their uniquely wired brain. By adopting the Self Scientist mindset, redefine failure as a stepping stone to growth. There’s only winning and learning. Give your child the lifelong gift of becoming an empowered problem solver and a confident agent of change in their own life.

Module 3
Calm Big Emotions & Behaviors
Learn how to soothe big emotions and challenging behaviors by calming the nervous system and resolving conflicts peacefully. Bright and quirky kids do well when they can, and when they can’t, you can equip yourself with an effective toolbox of strategies to support lagging skills and address unsolved problems. Learn how to cool your own nervous system, along with the priceless art of collaborative problem solving, to foster understanding and cooperation with your child and their teachers.

Module 4
Build Executive Function Skills
Unlock your child’s potential with practical strategies to improve focus, organization, time management, and productivity. Learn how to shape environments, scaffold tasks, and use empowering phrases to strengthen executive function. Avoid last-minute homework crises and end-of-semester chaos by teaching your child how to focus and break tasks into manageable steps, creating a smoother, more productive daily routine at home and school.

Module 5
Ease Anxiety
Help your child manage the anxiety and stress that often accompany ADHD, learning differences, autism, and giftedness. Learn to spot thinking traps, choose more helpful thoughts, and navigate challenges like perfectionism and fear. Learn to be a non-anxious, calming presence in your child’s life and empower them with strategies to reset to a place of calm and confidence.

Module 6
School & Learning
Step into the role of a confident advocate for your child at school. Navigate Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and 504 Plans with greater ease, crafting strength-based goals that celebrate their unique abilities. Create a one-page profile to help teachers and coaches better support your child. Learn to identify flex points in their education and address mental health challenges that impact learning, ensuring your child thrives academically and emotionally.

Module 7
Making & Keeping Friends
Learn how to help your child make and keep friends, one of the most important ingredients to a long term satisfying life. Learn how to navigate rejection sensitivity and the desire to fit in. Learn helpful strategies to bolster social intuition, like the levels of friendship and reading the room. Help your child find a friend and a spare they click with and enjoy. Learn how to find your child’s people, with whom they can feel comfortable and authentic.

Module 8
Balance Screens & Wellbeing
Guide your child to use screens in a balanced way that supports their learning, socializing, and joy without compromising their well-being. Shift from enforcer to mentor, teaching them to make empowering choices online. Learn how to develop engaging offline interests and friendships, as a family and individuals. Learn how to guide your child to enhance their physical well-being through healthy eating, movement, and better sleep.

Meet Your Guide
Licensed Family Therapist, Debbie Steinberg
Hello, I’m Debbie Steinberg, a licensed marriage and family therapist with over a decade of experience helping uniquely bright individuals thrive. Since 2009, I’ve supported bright adults, kids, and families through challenges related to ADHD, anxiety, autism, and dyslexia. I founded Bright & Quirky and led our parenting IdeaLab, helping thousands of families along the way.
I earned my undergraduate degree at Middlebury College and my Master’s in Child, Couple, and Family Counseling at Antioch University in Seattle. I’ve had the privilege of speaking at Harvard, Stanford, and being inducted into the Cognitive Diversity Hall of Fame. But more than my professional journey, I understand this personally—I’ve raised my own bright and quirky family and am dedicated to creating a life that nurtures both strengths and challenges.
With a global community of over 50,000 people in more than 150 countries, I’m excited to guide you in designing your most uniquely bright life. Together, we’ll work toward building a life where you can truly thrive.