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

For tips and skills to expand your understanding of your children’s drive behind their behaviors with our Responsive Parenting Mini Series here: https://stan.store/Mindfulasamother/p/responsive-parenting-mini-course

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

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: Help With Transitions

For tips and skills to expand your understanding of your children’s drive behind their behaviors with our Responsive Parenting Mini Series here: https://stan.store/Mindfulasamother/p/responsive-parenting-mini-course

This week we’re reviewing fight, flight, freeze & fawn. Anytime you or your child(ren) are experiencing big emotions, stress, actually physical danger, emotional hurt, and a plethora of other things, your survival mode is activated. This is an important concept to understand as the foundation of all behavior or ourselves and our kids. We dover each response and give an example from an adult perspective and what you might see in your children.

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This week we’re talking social skills, but really social awareness. We talk about how to help your child cultivate a positive identity regarding their neurodivergence, identify role models, what social awareness is and how we can create a neuroaffirming environment while also teaching social awareness and helping our children thrive.

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: Preventing Sensory Overwhelm

For tips and skills to expand your understanding of your children’s drive behind their behaviors with our Responsive Parenting Mini Series here: https://stan.store/Mindfulasamother/p/responsive-parenting-mini-course

September is Suicide Prevention Month. If you or someone you know if struggling please contact 988 and text, chat, call someone to get the support you need.

This episode is our least favorite topic, but probably the most necessary. Together we define bullying and talk about some unexpected acts that could be considered bullying. We talk about establishing a family culture of inclusivity, open discussion around bullying and several protective factors that you can incorporate to help protect your kids in the case of bullying.