Calm Parenting Podcast How To Stop Reacting, Help Kids with Anxiety/PDA/ADHD & Partner With Teachers #549
Jan 1, 2026
Discover quick strategies to stop reacting and yelling at kids. Learn how to support children with anxiety, PDA, and ADHD as they face school challenges. Kirk shares effective classroom tools and ways to engage bright kids without boredom. Hear about a teacher's transformative journey after using new resources. Explore practical methods for building connections and affirming strong-willed children. Plus, get insights on normalizing anxiety and creating fun routines to ease back-to-school jitters.
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Pre-Week Teacher Collaboration
- Email your child's teacher before school resumes to acknowledge challenges and offer collaboration for two weeks of specific strategies.
- Ask the teacher to try connection, small missions, and to measure progress rather than expecting miracles.
Give A Morning Mission
- Ask teachers to give your child a made-up job or mission to create an early win and meet sensory needs.
- Use tasks that feel adult and helpful to reduce anxiety and invite positive feedback from the teacher.
Teacher Transformation And Maximus
- A former strict teacher, Mrs. Z, changed after using 30 Days to Calm and the Dad's program and began using sensory breaks and missions.
- Her student “Maximus” became engaged building Roman structures and smiled more, though challenges remained.