18 | Navigating Holiday Gatherings with Emotional Regulation: Building Connection and Protecting Your Peace with Strong-Willed or Neurodivergent Kids

Parenting Beyond Meltdowns | Neurodivergent, ADHD, ODD, PDA, Defiant, Build Connection, Emotional Regulation, Dysregulated · Nov 20, 2025 · 12m

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Do you ever…

• Feel torn between keeping family happy and doing what’s best for your strong-willed or neurodivergent child?

• Worry about how others will react to your child’s behavior at family gatherings?

• Feel that quiet nudge from the Holy Spirit but doubt your strength to follow it when others push back?

• Wish you could walk into the holidays grounded, confident, and at peace no matter what others say or expect?

Episode Highlights

In this episode, we’re talking about what it looks like to choose peace over…