Literally every time I pick up my phone this happens. I thought this might make some of you smile first thing this morning before your day starts 🤦‍♀️ Why do kids feel the need to interrupt the MOMENT they see your attention is elsewhere? If I dare to move positions, or locate the TV remote, or take a phone call, or even attempt to sit on the toilet for a wizzle, them I’m bombarded by an attention-seeking little devil to usurp my focus back onto their good-self. It works every time. So do you w

How can I support my PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) child or teen to stay regulated? 🧐 Experiment with the 4 S’s: 👉Screens 👉Safe Nervous System (yours) 👉Special Interest 👉Sensory intense experience, dopamine or novelty This is the framework I use to think through unsctructured time with my PDA son and has helped 100s of parents think through everything from long weekends with their PDA child to beginning #unschooling after school refusal. I hope it serves you ❤️ . . . #pathologicaldema