Hey there, I'm Debbie Reber. This is Full Tilt Parenting, a podcast for parents raising

neurodiverting kids in a strength-based neurodiversity affirming way. And this is a parent lean-in

addition. That means I answer a listener question often with the help of one of my parent

coaches from the differently wired club community,

which is what I'm doing today. So if you have a question for a future parent lean-in episode,

you can go to tiltparenting.com slash lean-in. And that's spelled L-E-A-N-I-N. And you can submit your

question there. But today I have Margaret Webb joining me. Margaret is the author of the

wonderful book, A Hero's Journey in Parenting, Parenting the Child you didn't expect when you were

expecting. Margaret has been on the show just to talk about that book. So the link is in the show notes.

Definitely check that out if you haven't heard it yet or you're not familiar with that book.

Also, Margaret is the lead parent coach in my differently wired club. She supports the parents

in that community just so beautifully. And I'm so grateful that you're part of that. So thank you

for being here today, Margaret. I'm grateful to be here today. Awesome. Well, let's get to today's

question. So the listener writes in,

My 6-year-old son has been having frequent episodes of pretty intense dysregulation since going back to school.

Typically in the evening when he's tired, overstimulated, and overwhelmed from the day. He might jump on

furniture, run around, make loud noises,

or do inappropriate things with his body. It feels impossible to reach him during these episodes,

which can be disruptive and distressing to the rest of the family. What advice do you have for

dealing with this type of behavior? And I have a feeling that, well, I know I have some advice,

but I know you've got some

really good advice. So let's take our ad break right now. And when we get back, Margaret, and I will share thoughts on this. If I get my kid a phone, I'll be able to keep in touch with them all the time. They'll be on it all the time. He could walk to school by himself. She could see something she shouldn't.

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