SHINING WITH ADHD  EPISODE #135: Changing Our View on ”Challenging” Behavior with Dayna Abraham The Childhood Collective 11/15/2023   SUMMARY You’re hiding in your closet, and tears roll down your cheek. You tell yourself, “This is just too hard, and I can’t do it.” Feelings of suffocation and hopelessness fill your chest as you grieve the fact that your child with ADHD feels extremely challenging. You wonder if this will be your reality for the next decade or two. It’s heavy, and we’ve been there. But we promise it doesn’t have to stay there. It is possible to calm the chaos in your home from challenging behavior. In this episode, we sit down with Author Dayna Abraham to explore finding a parenting framework that helps create harmony in your home and redefining the idea of a “challenging child.”   MEET DAYNA Dayna Abraham, bestselling author of Calm the Chaos: A Failproof Roadmap for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids. 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. AFFILIATE INFORMATION We can’t have your attention and not mention Time Timer. As parents, we are looking for anything that will support our kids and make our lives easier. The original Time Timer does just that. In our homes, it allows us to teach our kids how to visualize time. This helps with activity transitions, independence, and building executive function skills. Trust our pro-tip; it’s a game changer! Bonus: Head to Time Timer and use the code TCC to get a site-wide discount.    LINKS+RESOURCES Calm the Chaos Book Calm The Chaos Instagram Time Timer Site  Code: TCC for a discount! The Childhood Collective                   The Childhood Collective Instagram   Have a question or want to share some thoughts? Shoot us an email at [email protected]