num_pages: 143
description: Eliza Fricker gets it. Describing her perfectly imperfect experience of raising a PDA child with societal judgements and internal pressures it is easy to feel overwhelmed resentful and alone. This book's comedic illustrations explain these challenging situations and feelings in a way that words simply cannot will bring some much-needed levity back into PDA parenting. Humorous anecdotes with a compassionate tone remind parents that they are not alone and they're doing a great job. If children are safe happy and you leave the house on time who cares about some smelly socks?A light-hearted and digestible guide to being a PDA parent covering everything from tolerance levels relationships and meltdowns to collaboration flexibility and self care to dip in and out as your schedule allows to help get to grips with this complex condition.This book is an essential read for any parent with a PDA child to help better understand your child build support systems and carve out some essential self care time guilt free.
language: English
title: The Family Experience of PDA: An Illustrated Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance
publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers