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Proactive Equalization Strategies


Navigating Impossible Demands: How to Engage with Unrealistic Expectations
Sometimes, equalizing behavior for PDA'ers can manifest in what I think of as “impossible demands.” This is when the child (or adult!)...
Keri Schouten
Apr 54 min read
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“Power Games” Initiated by the Adult, Where Everyone Understands the Joke
One way we can proactively equalize is by pretending to be confused, startled, exasperated, outraged, embarrassed, etc, but playfully,...
Keri Schouten
Apr 55 min read
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Seek Opportunities for Proactive Equalization in Every Interaction
When we see through an autonomy focused lens, most interactions with children provide opportunities to help them either co-regulate or...
Keri Schouten
Apr 31 min read
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