Wits' End Parenting: Does your child have Pathological Demand Avoidance?
Has your child been "diagnosed" with PDA? If so, don’t despair! Parents of kids with PDA often hear that the only viable response is just to lower expectations – but learning to do the things we don’t want to do is a CRUCIAL life skill, right? If you’d like to learn how to teach your “PDA kid” to meet life’s demands without all the resistance they’re bringing currently, Wits’ End Parenting has your answer! With over 25 years’ experience with kids who fit the PDA profile, we also help reduce kids’ emotional dysregulation (and any physical aggression) – often by more than 85% in 2-8 weeks.
You’ll find value in working with us if:
- You rate your child’s demand avoidance at 6 or higher on a 1-10 scale.
- Your child’s emotional dysregulation is significant.
- You’ve already tried everything – books, podcasts, OT, therapy – but nothing’s really worked, or if it has, the impact was minimal or short-term.
We work with parents of kids aged 2-18. Wait times are 1-3 weeks for parents enrolled in our Intensive package. For more information, please visit witsendparenting.com; call us at 510-619-5920; or email us at witsendparenting [at] gmail.com (witsendparenting[at]gmail[dot]com). We look forward to talking with you!
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Rebecah Freeling knows what she is doing. Her advice brought calm to our household after 5 years of chaos. She was able to get to the heart of any issue we brought up and prescribe an approach that addressed issues directly in a foundational way. I believe Rebecah is truly one of the best parent coaches out there.
--Wits' End parent
Rebecah is AMAZING. Seriously, she's been life-changing!
--Wits' End parent
Rebecah is a thoughtful, non-judgmental teacher who gave us concrete, actionable steps we could take which -- in a matter of weeks -- completely transformed our day to day lives.
--Wits' End parent
We made more progress with the Wits’ End program than we made in a year of therapy! We've spent tens of thousands on therapists... Now I update our therapists with what I've learned from Wits' End!
--Wits' End parent
Working with Rebecah at Wits' End Parenting was not only a pleasure, it was a godsend. We were in a tough spot as a family and reaching out to multiple sources for guidance and assistance and Rebecah was, without a doubt, the most helpful and effective. She was worth every penny!
--Wits' End parent
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*While we typically “solve” meltdowns and aggression in 2-8 weeks, many of the parents in our coaching programs work with us from 6-8 weeks. This lets us help with other behaviors they may want to address, and it gives them the time they need to become more fully grounded in the new strategies and habits.