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Ep. 135 - PDA Teen Can't Stop Wrestling Dad
Season 1 Episode 135
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…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 134 - De-Escalating Your PDA Teen in Public
Season 1 Episode 134
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 bein…11 months ago
Ep. 133 - PDA and ASD Evaluations for You and Your Child
Season 1 Episode 133
In this episode I spoke with clinical psychologist Alex Klein about
considerations when thinking about getting an evaluation for Autism or PDA as an …11 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 132 - When PDA Child Won't Let Me Take a Pause
Season 1 Episode 132
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 re…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 131 - PDA Daughter Pinches and Scratches Me While Falling Asleep
Season 1 Episode 131
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 …
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Neighbors Repeatedly Visited By Son With Pathological Demand Avoidance | Ep. 130
Season 1 Episode 130
In this episode, I coach a mom of a nine-year-old PDA son who fixates on visiting the neighbors' houses the moment they get home from anywhere, and c…
1 year ago
Seeking Novelty and Dopamine: Parenting a Teen with Pathological Demand Avoidance Who Wants to Buy Everything | Ep. 129
Season 1 Episode 129
I coach a mom of a 13-year-old pathologically demand avoidant daughter in Maine whose daily communication is dominated by requests to buy things: ski…
1 year ago
Ep. 128 - Recognizing My Second Son is PDA
Season 1 Episode 128
In this episode I talk through how I've come to realize my second son is also PDA - with a more internalized expression than my first - and how the p…
1 year ago
Ep. 127 - How to Manage PDA Child Equalizing on the Walk to School
Season 1 Episode 127
In today's episode I speak with Megan, the mother of an 8-year-old PDAer who equalizes against her sibling on the walk to school. Megan comes up with…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 126 - Supporting Your PDA Child Dysregulated by Boredom
Season 1 Episode 126
In this episode I talk with Carrie - mother of a 12-year-old PDAer - about how to support her son when he gets dysregulated by not knowing what to do…
1 year, 1 month ago