In this podcast episode, Tara interviews Dayna Abraham, author of "Calm the Chaos: Raising the Most Challenging Children." Dayna shares her personal journey of raising a child who didn't fit the mold and struggled with various challenges. Springing from that experience, she developed a framework that helped her own family and other parents facing different parenting challenges. Her story is a testament to the fact that parenting is not about perfection, but about understanding, acceptance, and resilience.

Dayna introduces the concept of "riding the storm," a strategy for handling tough moments in parenting. It's about focusing on safety and waiting out the storm before reaching the empowered family stage, where problem-solving and strong relationships can flourish. Tara and Dayna discuss the five steps to calming the chaos-Getting to Safety, Restoring Energy, Finding Calm in the Moment, Getting Ahead of the Moment, and Building a Family Team. These steps use a consistent framework throughout: You. Connect. Understand. Empower. Then putting all these together into a plan. 

As part of the plan, Tara and Dayna emphasize the importance of finding educational options that meet a child's needs. 

Dayna's book offers honest insights and reminds parents that our children are not broken and that understanding and accepting them for who they are is the most important job we have as parents.

If you have a child who doesn’t “fit the mold,” definitely listen to this episode. 

Links:

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/calmthechaosparenting 

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/calmthechaosparenting/ 

YouTube Channel URL: https://www.youtube.com/c/Lemonlimeadventuresblog 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@daynadabraham 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dayna-abraham-550279106/ 

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