Ep. 67 - Donna Georgen: Expert Coach for Parents of PDA Tweens, Teens and Young Adults
In this episode Donna Georgen - one of the expert coaches with At Peace Parents - shares her own amazing story of being a single mother raising two PDA daughters, one of whom also has Down Syndrome, i...
27 Heinä 202458min
Ep. 66 - None of This is Your Fault! (Shame and Parenting a PDA Child or Teen)
In my work with hundreds of families one thing I see often is that parents are wrongly made to feel shame for their parenting by well-meaning but shortsighted "experts." In this episode of the podcast...
17 Heinä 202424min
Ep. 65 - What is it like to grow up as an internalized PDAer?
This episode is a MUST listen! Kendahl Damashek, a gifted PDAer and parent coach with At Peace Parents, walks us through her experience as a PDA child and young adult. With vulnerability and courage, ...
9 Heinä 20241h 4min
Ep. 64 - Parenting a PDA Child like Scientist Would
We can use time-tested scientific methods to determine the best ways to parent our PDA children and teens. In fact, many of you likely already do so, and in this episode I discuss how we all can. To l...
26 Kesä 202426min
Ep. 63 - Parenting PDA Children and Teens Amidst OCD, Violence and Siblings with Dr. Alex Klein
In this episode Dr. Alex Klein, clinical psychologist, discussed strategies for parents of children with both PDA and OCD, and how to handle violence and hitting, especially with the added challenge o...
20 Kesä 20241h 4min
Ep. 62 - Violence and Risk Mitigation Raising a PDA Child or Teen
The subject of this podcast can be triggering, but I'm committed to talking about it because so many parents of PDA children and teens encounter violence - and I am sending love and, compassion and de...
14 Kesä 202427min
Ep. 61 - Kendahl Damashek: Expert Coach for Parents of 2E PDAers
In this episode I talk with At Peace Parents coach Kendahl Damashek about parenting twice exceptional children - who are both gifted and PDA. Kendahl shares her personal experience being 2E and raisin...
5 Kesä 202456min
Ep. 60 - Polyvagal Theory and Parenting a PDA Child or Teen
In this episode I share how Polyvagal Theory - cutting edge understanding of how the human nervous system works - can help us parent our PDA children and teens. Specifically, I look at how it helps us...
28 Touko 202430min
