Low Demand Parenting: Recent Episodes
Amanda Diekman
How to set goals with the state education organization to support low demand priorities?
Time stamp: 1:10-6:40
Question 2: When and how to tell a child about their PDA diagnosis?
Time stamp: 6:41-11:04
Question 3: My child is already melting down over their birthday in two weeks, wanting everything on their list, and asking for new things every day.
Time stamp: 11:05-17:23
Question 4: Is low demand parenting a privilege?
Time stamp: 17:24-22:52
The steps to adjust from a more in-the-moment, reactive parenting style to a planned, thoughtful, mindful, and informed proactive parenting style.
Teacher Amanda Diekman explores the nuance of healing sibling relationships after a break-down in trust through aggression, fighting, hurtful words, meltdowns, etc. Then, she shares how to learn from this painful situation in order to make a proactive plan going forward.
Question 1: Unschooling
Time stamp: 0:00-6:50
How to do unschooling, particularly math? Unschooling in the teen years?
Additional Resources:
https://www.unschoolingmom2mom.com/can-unschoolers-get-into-college
https://www.unschoolingmom2mom.com/unschooling-teens-and-transcripts-how-does-that-work
Question 2: How to protect a little baby from enthusiastic older siblings' germs
Time stamp: 6:51-10:14
Question 3: Period difficulty and a doctor with high demands
Time stamp: 10:15-15:56
Question 4: How to stop asking so many questions!
Time stamp: 15:57-22:09
Declarative Language Handbook - essential reading if you do not have it.
Question 5: Pestering siblings
Time stamp: 22:10-29:59
Question 6: Poop, including pooping during screentime, difficulty pooping in the toilet
Time stamp: 30:00-38:32
See also: Q&A Tuesday Video 9/13 - Question 1
Question 1: How to use the idea of "space" without it becoming a demand Timestamp: 1:11-4:44
Question 2: How to problem solve sleeping away from home Timestamp: 4:45-10:02
Question 3: When our kiddo says "But aren't I the most important thing?" when we have to separate or do other things Timestamp: 10:03-15:14
Question 4: Child with a constant craving for sweets. How do I accept this and help her? Timestamp: 15:15-20:06 Prior food q’s: - Q&A 9/20, question 5 - Q&A 8/23, question 1
Question 5: My child bosses me around all the time. Timestamp: 20:07-24:43
Question 6: Child is rigid with their own demands for daily tasks like brushing teeth and getting dressed. How to help her be more flexible? Timestamp: 24:44-29:53
Question 7: What to do when we see friends in public and child does not want to stop or say hi.
Timestamp: 29:54-33:42
Question 8: Big behavior during transitions
Timestamp: 33:43-40:03