Parenting Beyond Meltdowns is Ranked in the Top 3% of Podcasts Worldwide!

• Feel torn between keeping family happy and doing what’s best for your strong-willed or neurodivergent child? • Worry about how others will react to your child’s behavior at family gatherings? • Feel that quiet nudge from the Holy Spirit but doubt your strength to follow it when others push back? • Wish you could walk into the holidays grounded, confident, and at peace no matter what others say or expect?

In this episode, we’re talking about what it looks like to choose peace over pressure when family expectations collide with your child’s needs. You’ll hear a personal story about the tension between pleasing others and protecting your child’s peace and how to recognize that still, small voice guiding you toward what’s best. Together, we’ll walk through practical ways to set boundaries, build connection with your child, importance of emotional regulation, and anchoring your heart in truth when others don’t understand your parenting choices.

You’ll learn how to stay calm and confident even when family members question your approach, how to create emotional safety for your child with ADHD, Autism (ASD), ODD, PDA, or sensory challenges, and how to hold onto peace when the pressure to “keep everyone happy” starts to rise.

Whether you’re navigating meltdowns, managing defiant behavior, or simply craving a more connected, grace-filled holiday, this episode will remind you that you are the expert on your child and the Father’s peace is always stronger than people’s opinions.

This Thanksgiving, you can protect your peace, parent with compassion, and walk in confidence knowing you are led by love, not guilt.

“The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” Proverbs 29:25

When you trust the Father’s guidance more than people’s expectations, you step out of fear and into freedom. True peace comes from knowing that your worth and your child’s isn’t determined by anyone else’s approval.

This week, take time to pray over your plans before the holiday. Ask the Father to show you what peace looks like for your family this year. Write down one simple boundary that would help protect that peace maybe it’s saying no, stepping out for a break, or letting your child play in another room.

Then, ask Him to give you the courage to follow through when the pressure rises.

Remember, peace doesn’t always mean everyone’s happy sometimes it just means you stayed anchored in love and obedience to the Father.

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Parenting Beyond Meltdowns is Ranked in the Top 3% of Podcasts Worldwide!

• Ever replayed a moment after your child’s meltdown and thought, “Why did I do that again?”

• Do you wish you could respond with peace instead of guilt after losing your cool?

• Wonder how to rebuild connection when emotions run high for both you and your child?

In this episode, we’re diving into one of the most healing, hope-filled parts of parenting strong-willed and neurodivergent kids — repair.

No matter how much you work on emotional regulation, you’ll still have moments when things don’t go as planned. But peace doesn’t come from perfection — it comes from reconnection.

Amanda shares what real repair looks like after a rupture, how to restore emotional safety, and how to rebuild trust and connection with your child, even when meltdowns, defiance, or sensory overload happen.

You’ll learn how to:

• Recognize what’s happening inside of you before trying to fix what’s happening around you.

• Use the 3 R’s of Repair — Regulate, Reconnect, Reflect — to restore safety and model humility.

• Respond to your child with compassion and confidence, even when they’re overwhelmed by ADHD, Autism (ASD), ODD, or PDA-related challenges.

• Apply the Creation Cycle to renew your mind and partner with the Holy Spirit in the middle of hard moments.

Because here’s the truth, mama it’s not the meltdown that defines your relationship, but how you reconnect afterward.

“Because of the Lord’s great love, we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning.” — Lamentations 3:22–23

Just like God’s mercies are new every morning, you get to mirror that same grace with your child. Every repair moment is a chance to show them what unconditional love looks like connection after chaos, mercy after rupture.

This week, when a hard moment happens:

1️⃣ Pause and regulate yourself first. 2️⃣ Return to your child and name what happened gently. 3️⃣ Remind them of your love, even if they’re not ready to receive it yet.

Then, reflect on what shifted - not what went wrong, but how choosing repair created safety for both of you.

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You’re not called to perfect parenting you’re called to faithful connection. Every time you choose repair over shame, you’re reflecting the Father’s heart and modeling the kind of grace that changes generations.

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Have you ever found yourself stuck in the same cycle — your child melts down, you react, and afterward you think, “Why did I do that again?”

If so, this episode will speak straight to your heart.

We’re diving into a powerful concept called the Hero, Victim, and Villain lens and how it can completely change the way you approach parenting your strong-willed or neurodivergent child.

When meltdowns happen, it’s easy to slip into old patterns: feeling powerless (the Victim), trying to control (the Villain), or losing hope altogether. But what if you could step into a new story one where you become the Hero?

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Recognize when you’re parenting from fear, shame, or frustration
• Understand how emotional regulation helps you respond instead of react
• Rebuild peace and connection with your child, even during the hardest moments

Partner with the Holy Spirit to take your thoughts captive and renew your mind

We’ll walk through real-life examples like handling defiant behavior, PDA-style refusals, or emotional meltdowns common in kids with ADHD, Autism (ASD), or ODD in a way that protects your peace and builds lasting connection.

Because here’s the truth: you can’t always control the chaos, but you can anchor yourself in calm. You can create emotional safety for both you and your child no matter how strong-willed, neurodivergent, or overwhelmed you both feel in the moment.

Mama, this isn’t about perfection. It’s about choosing peace, walking in grace, and remembering that with God’s help… you can be the calm in your child’s storm.

• The difference between reacting in fear and responding in faith

• How to identify whether you’re in the Hero, Victim, or Villain role

• What emotional regulation looks like in real-life parenting moments

• How to rebuild trust and connection with your child when things go wrong

Faith Anchor:

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Galatians 5:22–23

Challenge of the Week:

This week, I want to challenge you to notice which story you’re living from when things get hard.

When your strong-willed or neurodivergent child has a meltdown, pause for a moment and ask yourself:

• “Am I showing up as the Victim, the Villain, or the Hero?”

• “What thought is driving my reaction right now?”

Then, take a deep breath and pray:

“Father, help me take this thought captive. Help me see my child — and myself — the way You do.”

Your only goal is awareness. You don’t have to get it perfect — just start noticing.

Because every time you pause, reflect, and invite God into the moment, you’re strengthening your emotional regulation and creating space for deeper connection with your child.

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