In this episode of Highway to Higher Ed, Alex talks to Melissa Bildner of Live Better Training. With almost 20 years of experience living with and parenting kids with ADHD and executive function challenges, this unique situation has empowered Melissa to develop a unique and practical set of skills and strategies to living with kids who have ADHD. Formally trained as a Certified Professional Coach, an ADHD Parent Coach and Personal Trainer, Melissa also has training in Collaborative Problem Solving from Dr. Stuart Ablon at Think Kids. Her personal experiences combined with her formal training make her uniquely qualified to provide an authentically supportive and empathetic coaching experience, allowing parents to feel heard and understood and combine this feeling with offering practical strategies that parents can easily implement into their own parenting style. In this episode Alex and Melissa discuss; her background, how having kids and a husband with ADHD has helped her be more effective, the challengers she’s faced balancing business and being a parent, listing different parts of her practice, sharing success stories and changes and also sharing advise for parents of students she coaches.