If your once-sweet kid is suddenly slamming doors, forgetting every chore, and turning homework into a battle zone, you’re not alone—and you’re not a bad mom.

In this episode of The Peaceful Home Podcast, Pam pulls back the curtain on the real reason parenting 4th–6th graders feels so chaotic—and no, it’s not because your child is disrespectful or lazy. It’s because their nervous system (and yours) is completely underwater.

You’ll learn:

• What’s actually going on in your child’s brain between ages 9–12 (hello, dopamine and drama)
• How social shifts, emotional intensity, and brain development create the “middle grade mayhem”
• Why traditional parenting tools like scripts, consequences, and power struggles just don’t work right now
• How to recognize dysregulation (in them and in you!)—and what to do instead

Plus, Pam shares real-life client stories and actionable tools that help you stop spiraling and start showing up as the calm, grounded leader your child desperately needs.

This episode is your sigh of relief, your battle cry, and your roadmap—all in one.

If you’re tired of yelling, exhausted from managing meltdowns, and wondering if peace is even possible in your home… this is the episode you need.

✨ And if you’re ready to regulate your nervous system so your child can finally calm theirs, check out Living CALM— the self-paced course that’s changing lives for overwhelmed moms of big-feeling kids.

Living CALM link here

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The best thing you can do for yourself and your kids is effectively regulate your nervous system. And a great place to start >> to wire the brain for gratitude. Research tells us that gratitude increases happiness and a peaceful mindset. Make the shift and watch how things in your life start to change. Sign up today! www.pamgodbois.com/gratitude