Welcome to another Neuroaffirming Nugget! Neuroaffirming nuggets are easily digestible pieces of information to support you on your parenting journey. At 15 minutes or less, these actionable items are the perfect parenting snack. Today’s topic is: Low Demand Parenting Skills

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We’re talked about burnout, we’ve talked about the stress cycle, now we’re talking about the hidden demands in parenting that lead to parental burnout. Financial burdens, time management, coordinating appointments, while also being emotional regulated and responsive for your children are all hidden demands that aren’t always considered amongst many others. Tune in to hear about how you can understand and mitigate the effects of parental burnout.

Burnout can happen to anyone, in fact, it does! We talk about this last season AND we’re bringing it back this season because it’s just that important. When we’re in a chronic stage of stress your body will move into survival mode and that can only be sustain for so long. When you hit capacity in survival mode sometimes you get stuck. Tune in to find out what chronic stress (burnout) can look like in your kids and how we can support them finding their way out.

The Autistic Burnout Symptom Checklist: https://www.dralicenicholls.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/The-Autistic-Burnout-Symptom-Checklist-ABSC.pdf