The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} Ep. 133: School Refusal with Eliza Fricker
This is NOT an episode about how to make your kid go to school.
What you WILL learn in this episode:
- What is pathological demand avoidance, or PDA?
- Schools valuing attendance above all is not helpful
- You are a good parent even if your kid doesn’t go to school
- That sometimes, all we have to do is be nice
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
- Can’t Not Won’t by Eliza Fricker
- The Family Experience of PDA by Eliza Fricker
- The Educator's Experience of PDA by Eliza Fricker
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Read a summary or the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/SchoolRefusal
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