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4 | How to Build Connection When Your Neurodivergent Child's Defiant Behavior is Out of Control
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If you’ve tried being the “nice mom” and the “strict mom” and neither has worked, you’re not alone.
I used to think connection came after compliance—that once my child listened, obeyed, or calmed down, then we could connect. But I’ve learned the hard way that connection isn’t the reward…it’s the foundation. And without it, everything else falls apart.
In this episode, I’m sharing my own journey of realizing that my son’s defiance wasn’t actually defiance—it was dysregulation. He was communicating the only way he knew…
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