Ep. 138 - The 10 Hardest Lessons I Learned in 2025 As A Mom of 2 PDA Kids (Part 2)
Here's part 2 of my episode on the 10 hardest lessons I learned in 2025. They include:6 - Your PDA child can go into burnout even if you're fully accommodating them.7 - Burnout can feel like you are m...
16 Jan 47min
Ep. 137 - The 10 Hardest Lessons I Learned in 2025 As A Mom of 2 PDA Kids (Part 1)
Happy New Year! I'm kicking off 2026 by sharing the 10 hardest lessons I learned parenting my PDAers (often the hard way) in 2025. The first five are in this episode:1 - There are some things in life ...
14 Jan 50min
Ep. 136 - Teaching Frustration Tolerance to My PDA Child?
In this episode I talk with a mom about her 7-year-old daughter - with PDA, ADHD and anxiety - about when she might help her build her frustration tolerance, and when she likely cannot.We also dive in...
9 Des 202555min
Ep. 135 - PDA Teen Can't Stop Wrestling Dad
In this episode I speak with a mom of a PDA 14-year-old who regulates himself by wrestling his father after school each day, which causes Mom lots of anxiety. Together we use my cost-benefit decision ...
2 Des 202555min
Ep. 134 - De-Escalating Your PDA Teen in Public
In this episode I speak with a mother of a PDA teen about:Setting boundaries when other kids are involvedMaking decisions in public when you are being judgedHelping young siblings understand the PDA t...
18 Nov 202539min
Ep. 133 - PDA and ASD Evaluations for You and Your Child
In this episode I spoke with clinical psychologist Alex Klein about considerations when thinking about getting an evaluation for Autism or PDA as an adultmy own neurodivergencedoing therapy as a neuro...
11 Nov 202557min
Ep. 132 - When PDA Child Won't Let Me Take a Pause
In this episode I speak with a mom about a time her daughter melted down and then wouldn't allow Mom to step away and take the pause she needed to regulate herself to be able to support her daughter. ...
28 Okt 202542min
Ep. 131 - PDA Daughter Pinches and Scratches Me While Falling Asleep
In this episode I speak with a mom about her PDA daughter, who pinches and scratches Mom as she is falling asleep. It's a recording of Parenting PDA Your Way, the show I host live on our YouTube and F...
21 Okt 202539min
