Unschooling Series with Paige Carter and Sarah Lovett : Week 7 - Rethinking Education When Safety Comes First

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on rethinking education and supporting children with Pathological Demand Avoidance.

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Empowered Parent Podcast I sat down with Sarah Lovett from Our PDA Kids and Paige Carter from Inclusive Oak. Both Sarah and Paige are parents of children with Pathological Demand Avoidance, or Persistent Demand for Autonomy, and both run successful services supporting families just like yours. Sarah talked about burnout, why it happens, and how we can support children who find school overwhelming. She also shared gentle reminders about parent self care and wh...

People in this episode

Host: Dana Baltutis

Guests: Sarah Lovett, Paige Carter

Topics covered

• unschooling
• education
• parenting
• Pathological Demand Avoidance
• self care
• burnout

Keywords

• unschooling
• education
• Pathological Demand Avoidance
• parenting
• self care
• burnout

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Our PDA Kids, Inclusive Oak

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