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When School Rewards Create More Stress Than Support

School & Education Struggles, Parental Mental Health /

When School Rewards Create More Stress Than Support This week I want to talk about something that has come up again and again in conversations with parents of PDA children – and has shown up loudly in the past few days with families I know. It’s the topic of rewards. Points. Stickers. Charts. Climbing ladders. […]

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When is avoidance just avoidance – and when is it PDA?

PDA Parenting Realities, Family Life & Experiences /

When is avoidance just avoidance – and when is it PDA? I’ve seen a few conversations recently in PDA Facebook groups where parents are trying to figure out whether what they’re seeing is PDA, or whether it’s another kind of avoidance. It got me reflecting on what that difference feels like in my own life,

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