TILT Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

TPP 339: Dayna Abraham on Helping Parents Calm the Chaos


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Today I’m welcoming back Dayna Abraham to the show to discuss her latest book, Calm the Chaos: A Fail-Proof Road Map for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids. I really resonate with Dayna’s work because we both are committed to empowering families, especially those who are deep in survival mode, and in her new book, she shares the framework for her signature “calm the chaos” framework which is designed to give parents a doable plan for navigating challenging situations and finding genuine calm in the midst of the storm. In our conversation today, Dayan gives us the highlights of this framework and gives us some strategies to start employing right away.

I’m betting most of you are familiar with Dayna Abraham, but just in case, here’s a bit about her. Dayna is the bestselling author of The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day and Sensory Processing 101. She is on a mission to create a more accepting world, one challenging kid at a time. As a National Board Certified educator, parent of three neurodivergent children, and an ADHD adult herself, Dayna brings a unique and out-of-the-box perspective to parents raising kids in the modern world. Through Calm the Chaos, she has helped millions of desperate parents around the world find peace and meet their children where they’re at when conventional parenting tools have failed them.


About Dayna Abraham

Dayna Abraham, bestselling author of The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day and Sensory Processing 101, is on a mission to create a more accepting world, one challenging kid at a time.

As a National Board Certified educator, parent of three neurodivergent children, and an ADHD adult herself, Dayna brings a unique and out-of-the-box perspective to parents raising kids in the modern world.

Through her compassionate framework, Calm the Chaos, she has helped millions of desperate parents around the world, find peace and meet their children where they’re at when conventional parenting tools have failed them.

 

Things you'll learn from this episode

  • What the five stages of Dayna’s Calm the Chaos framework are and how they work together
  • Why every stage of the framework includes these four elements: You, Connect, Understand and Empower
  • What emotional anchors are and how they can help parents regulate themselves
  • Why getting back to emotional safety and nervous system regulation is so important and what it looks like in action
  • Ideas for finding calm in the midst of challenging situations
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    Resources mentioned for:

    • Calm the Chaos: A Fail-Proof Road Map for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids by Dayna Abraham
    • Calm the Chaos Podcast
    • Lemon Lime Adventures
    • Calm the Chaos on Facebook
    • Calm the Chaos on Instagram
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