Does your child struggle with taking a shower, brushing teeth, and bedtime? This can be debilitating and cause daily stress and power struggles—and tension between parents. I want to share a huge insight at the root of this that you may not have considered AND some practical strategies to help with hygiene and more. Get personal mentoring with me through the PDA Parent Program at https://celebratecalm.com/pda/

It is so common for us to feel stuck as parents or paralyzed with fear when your child with PDA is resisting, shutting down, or anxious. But giving kids too much autonomy with tools can leave them feeling helpless. In this episode, I want to give you more options for handling tough situations so you can feel more confident leading…and your child can feel more competent handling tough situations. Learn more at https://celebratecalm.com/pda/

Whether you have a child with ADHD, PDA, Dyslexia, SPD or any other difference, siblings ARE going to feel like they are being treated unfairly. I want to give you very specific scripts and ways to reframe this family dynamic in healthy ways. (Be sure to check out CelebrateCalm.com/PDA for additional episodes on PDA).

Kids with PDA do not avoid demands. They categorically reject external demands that are deemed unnecessary…in order to focus on completing projects that are very demanding internally. If we don’t understand this correctly, we will hurt and harm our kids. I think you will find this episode very insightful and helpful. Learn more about the Confident Parents, Confident Kids PDA Parent Program at https://celebratecalm.com/pda/

This is what children with PDA often feel: “I already know I am struggling. I don’t want to hear that another person is 100% focused on MY anxiety. I already think I am weak for being afraid when other people aren’t…and now my mom and dad are just reinforcing how weak and scared I am.” I want to share unique strategies to help your PDA kids without the shame, pressure, or accommodations. Learn more about the Confident Parents, Confident Kids PDA Parent Program at https://celebratecalm.com/pda/

Our PDA kids will resist so many things. You can’t push, force, bribe, convince, or threaten them. It won’t work. But you can go way beyond giving accommodations or letting kids get away with things…and do hard things alongside your PDA child. There are lots of insights and practical strategies here you can use in daily life. Learn more about the Confident Parents, Confident Kids PDA Parent Program at https://celebratecalm.com/pda/

Why do your kids feel so frustrated and misunderstood? Are they really demand avoidant and controlling? Or are we missing something? This short episode revealing what many kids with PDA really feel on a daily basis may be worth sharing with a reluctant spouse or your own child.

This is an excerpt from the Confident Parents, Confident Kids PDA Parent Program at https://celebratecalm.com/pda/