Neuro-Affirming Support for Parents Navigating The Long Middle of Burnout Recovery
Today on the show we sit down with Rebecca Rae-Hodgson who you might know as The Chronically Resilient OT. In this episode, we chat about: Here are ways to work with Rebecca or access her blogs and resources: Click here to find out more about the Neurodivergent Family Toolbox If you would like to join […] Read more…
In this episode, Tanya Valentin shares her journey as a neurodivergent human raising other neurodivergent humans. Tanya shares why the inspiration behind creating the Parenting Neurodivergent Kids Together Podcast and what it is about. If you would like to join the conversation contact Tanya via email at tanya@tanyavalentin.com. You can find out more about The […] Read more…
Cultivating Self-Compassion for Parents in the Face of Challenges Let’s face it, parenting is hard for all parents. For many of us, family is one of our most high-held values. We all want to do well for our children and it is important to us (to varying degrees depending on the person) that others see […] Read more…
My Honest Account Of Supporting My Autistic Teen Into Young Adulthood A mum in my newsletter community recently reached out to me for advice with parenting her neurodivergent teen soon-to-be young adult. She shared that her autistic daughter was in her last year of high school and was contemplating going to university next year (college […] Read more…
Many parents whom I work with struggle with getting on the same page with and nurturing their relationship with their partner while co-parenting their neurodivergent children, especially when they or their children are in burnout. Parenting is one of the hardest and most complex jobs we will ever do as a person. We are literally […] Read more…
How To Protect Your Child’s Emotional And Mental Well-being Trigger warning – this blog contains mention of self-harm and suicidal ideation; reader discretion is advised. My children’s teenage years were not easy (for them and for me). I have a fairly good memory of what it was like to be a teen, and I knew […] Read more…
Learn How Understanding RSD (Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria) Can Help You To Support Your Child (And Yourself) The emotional experience that served as an undercurrent of my childhood was hypervigilance. I can recall constantly scanning the people around me for signs of disapproval. Checking in with my mother hundreds of times a day to see if […] Read more…
How Understanding Autistic Meltdowns and Shutdowns Can Help You To Support Your Child (And Yourself) Autistic meltdowns and shutdowns are an unavoidable part of the autistic experience. They are an autistic person’s body’s way of supporting them when their nervous system is overwhelmed. Meltdowns and shutdowns are a necessary release to help the autistic person’s […] Read more…
Parenting a neurodivergent child can be hard on so many fronts, however as a mum, even though there are challenging moments, in most cases, it is not my children I find hard. Most of the challenges that I face as a neurodivergent parent of neurodivergent children are systemic. You see, the world, the medical system, […] Read more…
Neuro-Affirming Strategies for Parents of Neurodivergent Teens When bringing together and considering the perspectives and needs of everyone in our neurodivergent families there are bound to be conflicts. It is inevitable. Let’s face it, conflict is part of life especially when we are parenting teens and parenting neurodivergent teenagers can add complexity to this. It […] Read more…