THE PDA PARENT PODCAST

Calm Parenting Podcast
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What if most of what we’ve been told about PDA actually keeps our kids stuck — and there’s a better way to help them thrive? Host Kirk Martin, a PDA dad with a PDA son, shares insights, strategies, and real-life experience to help your child with PDA grow confidence and capacity — without force, avoidance, or walking on eggshells. Visit https://CelebrateCalm.com/PDA to learn more. 

Episodes

  1. 4H AGO

    When PDA Kids Resist | What My Son Taught Me About Anxiety #3

    This is what children with PDA often feel: “I already know I am struggling. I don’t want to hear that another person is 100% focused on MY anxiety. I already think I am weak for being afraid when other people aren’t…and now my mom and dad are just reinforcing how weak and scared I am.” I want to share unique strategies to help your PDA kids without the shame, pressure, or accommodations. Learn more about the Confident Parents, Confident Kids PDA Parent Program at https://celebratecalm.com/pda/

    18 min

  2. 3D AGO

    How To Get PDA Kids to Do Hard Things Without Accommodations #2

    Our PDA kids will resist so many things. You can’t push, force, bribe, convince, or threaten them. It won’t work. But you can go way beyond giving accommodations or letting kids get away with things…and do hard things alongside your PDA child. There are lots of insights and practical strategies here you can use in daily life. Learn more about the Confident Parents, Confident Kids PDA Parent Program at https://celebratecalm.com/pda/

    16 min

  3. 5D AGO

    What It Feels Like To Be A Child with PDA #1

    Why do your kids feel so frustrated and misunderstood? Are they really demand avoidant and controlling? Or are we missing something? This short episode revealing what many kids with PDA really feel on a daily basis may be worth sharing with a reluctant spouse or your own child. This is an excerpt from the Confident Parents, Confident Kids PDA Parent Program at https://celebratecalm.com/pda/

    9 min
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What if most of what we’ve been told about PDA actually keeps our kids stuck — and there’s a better way to help them thrive? Host Kirk Martin, a PDA dad with a PDA son, shares insights, strategies, and real-life experience to help your child with PDA grow confidence and capacity — without force, avoidance, or walking on eggshells. Visit https://CelebrateCalm.com/PDA to learn more. 

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  • Creator
    Calm Parenting Podcast
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Celebrate Calm, LLC
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    THE PDA PARENT PODCAST