"Can we just have a nice meal?" - 4 Steps to a More Peaceful Family Dinner
If family dinners with your neurodiverse child feel disruptive and chaotic, here are four steps to help bring peace back to your meals.
Three Things Your Irritability Might Be Masking
Many parents have a constant, simmering irritability that is masking deeper emotions like resentment, grief and fear.
The Brain First approach will change how you parent
The Brain First Parenting approach will lead to fewer challenging behaviors, less frustration, and greater connection to your child.
"But I read the purple books!" - Why reaching for our power only leads to more challenging behaviors
When adults with perceived power reach for that power to control a child’s challenging behavior, the behavior usually grows more intense.
When Losing My Voice Meant Finding a Better Connection
When I lost my voice and was unable to use it as a means of control or demonstration of power, I had no choice but to do things differently.
Understanding the Window of Tolerance - Pt. 2
Parents, too, can experience narrowing windows of tolerance, just like their kids with brain-based differences and fragile nervous systems.
Understanding the Window of Tolerance - Pt. 1
For children who struggle with brain-based differences, the window of tolerance can narrow quickly. Here's how you can keep them inside it.
Thinking 'Brain First' At Bedtime...And All Other Times, Too
What happens when the evening routine becomes a chance to connect and deepen your relationship with your child, versus seeking compliance?
Running on Empty: Understanding your child's cognitive fuel tank
Learn to understand and help your neurodiverse child whose cognitive fuel tank is running on fumes by the end of the day.
The Real Reason Traditional Parenting Spaces Don’t Resonate With Your Experience
It has everything to do with society failing to recognize that children on the neurodiversity spectrum need a different type of parenting.
