"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.
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.
Understanding Daniel: Accommodations for a Struggling Middle Schooler
A middle schooler with brain differences, a school that fails to understand him, and parents who advocate for life-changing accommodations.
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.
Choosing the Second Path: How the Brain First Approach Helps with Challenging Behaviors
When kids with brain-based differences struggle with behavioral symptoms, parents have two divergent paths to consider.
Dear Family Member: A Letter I Hope You Read
A letter from parents to those closest to them, articulating the experience of parenting a child with brain-based differences.
How to Help Your Concrete-thinking Child Navigate an Abstract World
Many individuals with brain-based differences see the concrete in the world, but struggle with more abstract thinking.
