THE PDA PARENT PODCAST
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What if most of what we’ve been told about PDA actually keeps our kids stuck — and there’s a better way to help them thrive? Host Kirk Martin, a PDA dad with a PDA son, shares insights, strategies, and real-life experience to help your child with PDA grow confidence and capacity — without force, avoidance, or walking on eggshells. Visit https://CelebrateCalm.com/PDA to learn more.
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Ask Your Child If You Have Pathological Demand Acceptance? #18
Many parents going through our PDA Parent Program said this question has helped them see their child with PDA in a completely different way and changed their relationship. A Dad said he’s been so…
Getting PDA Kids To Dentist, On Plane (I Disagree with “Not Won’t. Can’t.”) #17
How can you get kids with PDA to do hard things like go to the dentist or get on an airplane? The common sentiment, “Not Won’t. Can’t” can be debilitating for our kids when it becomes the reflexive…
PDA Kids Who Feel Wronged: 8 Ways To Deal With Unfairness & Losing At Board Games #16
Do you have a child with PDA who struggles with feeling wronged, who misinterprets others’ intentions, or who doesn’t deal well with unfairness like a brother getting a bigger scoop of ice cream or…
When Your PDA Child Struggles With Authority Figures At School #15
Your kids will and should struggle with a more authoritarian approach at school. They may roll their eyes at a teacher or resist that “because I said so” mentality. I want to give you some insight…
PDA & School: How To Help Teachers Help Your Child #14
How can we help teachers understand PDA? What specific tools will help our kids with PDA in the classroom? What is really important and what isn’t? I give you scripts and practical strategies. Get…
Should You Let Your Kids Demand That You Bring Them Food? #13
I want to give you reasonable alternatives to delivering food to your child’s room AND a challenge that may or may not work…but would be fascinating to try! Get personal mentoring with me through the…
Why Your Child’s Fierce Autonomy is Good & How to Get Husbands/Siblings To Understand #12
If you misunderstand your child’s motives and need for autonomy, it will provoke fierce defiance, pain, and pushback. I want to show you exactly how to help kids who don’t always want to be helped;…
Child Won’t Go Anywhere, Rejects School Work #11
You have been here before. You may be in this situation now. Your child has shut down and refuses to do anything. You can’t force, bribe, convince, or threaten. But I don’t want you to feel helpless.…
Motivating A PDA Child? Discover What They Care About #10
Your kids will take risks, be vulnerable, do hard things, and use their big hearts when they care about something. But it can’t be at your urging and they don’t value the same things you do. So let’s…
PDA, Perfectionism, Physical Illness & School Refusal #9
Do you have a child with PDA who struggles with perfectionism? This will cause our kids to lash out, get stuck, shut down, and be extremely frustrated. I want to give you 12 insights, action steps,…
We Got Our PDA/ADHD/ND Son Off Screens & Out of the House! #8
Some kids refuse to get off screens or go to school. Some refuse to leave their room. I know you never envisioned your home life being this challenging. Maybe you thought you’d have a few power…
Hygiene & Bedtime Struggles with PDA Kids? 5 Quick, Creative Ideas #7
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…
Getting A Child With PDA (And Their Parents) Unstuck #6
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…
How to Address Unfairness When A Sibling Has ADHD, PDA, ND #5
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…
Kids With PDA Are NOT Demand Avoidant #4
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…
When PDA Kids Resist | What My Son Taught Me About Anxiety #3
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…
How To Get PDA Kids to Do Hard Things Without Accommodations #2
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…
What It Feels Like To Be A Child with PDA #1
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…
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