The Family Experience of PDA
An Illustrated Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published:18th Nov '21
Should be back in stock very soon
Navigating the challenges of parenting with humor, The Family Experience of PDA provides relatable anecdotes and essential strategies for parents.
In The Family Experience of PDA, Eliza Fricker shares her insights on the challenges and joys of parenting a child with pathological demand avoidance (PDA). Through her unique blend of humor and empathy, she captures the essence of daily life in a PDA household. The book is filled with relatable anecdotes that many parents will find comforting, showcasing the ups and downs of navigating this complex parenting journey.
Fricker's approach emphasizes the importance of maintaining a sense of fun and lightheartedness, even when faced with the inevitable difficulties that come with PDA. The comic strips interspersed throughout the book provide a visual representation of these experiences, making the content accessible and engaging. With each page, readers are encouraged to embrace the quirks of their situation and to find joy in small victories.
Moreover, The Family Experience of PDA offers practical advice and strategies that parents can implement in their daily routines. Fricker's empathetic writing style ensures that readers feel understood and supported, fostering a sense of community among those facing similar challenges. This book is not just a guide; it is a celebration of the unique journey of PDA parenting, filled with laughter and valuable lessons.
In The Family Experience of PDA Eliza Fricker shares her heartfelt insights through an accessible illustrated volume that will be helpful to parents as they support, encourage, and manage their children who may have features of PDA. The book through words and pictures provides the important lessons she has learned about the sensitivities and regulatory capacity of her child. Eliza shares the basic principles that enabled her child and family to feel safer and to mutually enjoy daily interactions. We learn the power of softening the edges of restrictive parenting, which may function in more resilient children with higher thresholds to be reactive but is disastrous with a child with feature of PDA. We learn that a gentler less demanding, accepting, and positive playful parental strategy will lead to more cooperative behaviors and mutually rewarding co-regulatory interactions. -- Stephen W. Porges, PhD, Professor Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This book is the perfect tonic for frazzled loved ones of children with PDA. Perfectly imperfect, quirky and always en pointe, Eliza will make you nod and smile with her descriptions and illustrations whilst also providing you with a tonne of practical ideas without once seeming preachy. -- Dr Pooky Knightsmith, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Expert
ISBN: 9781787756779
Dimensions: 214mm x 138mm x 14mm
Weight: 155g
144 pages
Illustrated edition