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Why is everything so hard?

Result: Punishments and rewards are breaking down trust.

Why is everything so hard?

Result: Punishments and rewards are breaking down trust.

Traditional parenting puts so much pressure on the parents to create consistency, follow through the same way every time, and to remain calm throughout! Despite your very best efforts, things are so hard and your child is fighting you every step of the way. This is not working, but you can't imagine another way.

For some kids, this web of expectations, reinforced by rewards and punishments, breaks down their trusting connection to their parents. They do not feel seen and heard. They do not feel respected and safe. 

The answer is not to double down on the old way. It is actually to consider a change.

What if building trust matters most? 

 

Traditional parenting puts so much pressure on the parents to create consistency, follow through the same way every time, and to remain calm throughout! Despite your very best efforts, things are so hard and your child is fighting you every step of the way. This is not working, but you can't imagine another way.

For some kids, this web of expectations, reinforced by rewards and punishments, breaks down their trusting connection to their parents. They do not feel seen and heard. They do not feel respected and safe. 

The answer is not to double down on the old way. It is actually to consider a change. What if building trust matters most? 

Your Next Step:

What would you do if you really trusted your kid?

 

It's so counter-intuitive to start with trust when things are so hard right now. You've been taught that trust is something earned, that someone who is acting like this does not deserve to be trusted. 

But that way is not working out like you'd hoped.

As a thought exercise, perhaps you wonder to yourself: "What would I do here if I truly trusted this kid?" If you trusted them, would you be able to say yes to that request? Would you give them more space to navigate this on their own?

What if trust is something that grows as you practice it?

 

Why Start Here:

Excessive demands break down connection.

 

The punishment and reward system is heavy with expectations for our kids, whether those expectations are realistic and reasonable or not. In the low-demand framework, we shift the focus away from responding correctly every time and toward re-building trusting connection.

When the day is full of "have-to's," you're pushing your child consistently outside their zone of tolerance. The tighter the boundaries of rewards and punishments, the more your child lives in dysregulation and stress mode. No one does well when they are stressed and overwhelmed all the time.

We start with trust because simply wondering, "What if I could trust this kid?" can be enough to shift your mindset away from punitive responses and toward rebuilding connection.

Why Start Here:

Excessive demands break down connection.

The punishment and reward system is heavy with expectations for our kids, whether those expectations are realistic and reasonable or not. In the low-demand framework, we shift the focus away from responding correctly every time and toward re-building trusting connection.

When the day is full of "have-to's," you're pushing your child consistently outside their zone of tolerance. The tighter the boundaries of rewards and punishments, the more your child lives in dysregulation and stress mode. No one does well when they are stressed and overwhelmed all the time.

We start with trust because simply wondering, "What if I could trust this kid?" can be enough to shift your mindset away from punitive responses and toward rebuilding connection.

It Doesn't Have To Be Like This.

You can learn to let things go.

 

Before our lives were transformed by my son's burnout and my own diagnosis with PTSD from parenting, I was go-go-go. As a perfectionist, I only knew try-harder, work-harder. 

But you can find a new way.

 

Enter...

Drop the Power Struggles Course:

Your Low Demand Starter Guide

 

Parenting doesn’t have to feel like a constant battleground. If you’re exhausted from negotiating over every little thing—from brushing teeth to getting dressed—you’re not alone. But here’s the good news: there’s a way out of this daily chaos.

In this crash course, you’ll learn how to break free from power struggles and create a calmer, more cooperative environment in your home—without having to sacrifice your sanity.

This is the next step you've been waiting for.

 

Drop the Power Struggles

 

This is for caregivers who...

 

  • Have tried everything for so long.
  • Are ready for peace and joy to return to their lives.
  • Love and care for a chronically dysregulated kid, teen, or young adult.
  • Are open to learning a fresh approach to parenting.
  • Feel ready to dive into cutting-edge scientific insights on the nervous system and interpersonal human neurobiology.
  • Don't want to hear one more person blame them for their kid's struggles, shame them for the things they've had to do, or stare blankly at them when they describe their lived realities.

 

Short, digestible teaching

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Lots of practical examples

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Audio & video

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Printable & downloadable workbook

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Under 2-total hours so you can finally, actually complete a course!

 

Regular Price: $297

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No matter what: I'm here for you.

Hi, I'm Amanda.

 

 

I'm so glad to be connected to you. I'm an autistic adult who has walked through my own burnout and burnout for my middle child. I have recovered from C-PTSD from parenting a severely dysregulated child, and created the Low-Demand Parenting method to help thousands of parents transform their lives and their families with radical connection.