The Steady Parent
Emotional survival tools for parents in the mental health trenches.
When Parenting Feels Like a Battle. You Don’t Have to Fight Alone
Support for parents facing daily defiance, shutdowns, emotional outbursts, and constant resistance.
Get the Free Steady Parent Toolkit:
A printable set of calm scripts, reset tools, and emotional supports for families navigating intense behavior, high emotions, and hidden struggles.
You’re not failing. You’re carrying more than most.
If you’ve ever walked out of a school meeting, a therapy session, or a bedroom meltdown feeling like no one really understands what you’re facing, this space is for you.
I created The Steady Parent because too many caregivers are navigating serious emotional and behavioral challenges alone, without tools, without language, and without real help.
This isn’t a parenting blog.
It’s a quiet, practical place to regroup and find tools for parenting through the chaos without losing yourself in the process.
Featured Book for Siblings
My Sister Is a Storm (also available in a brother version)
Coming soon to Amazon
A beautifully illustrated rhyming story for ages 3–6, written for siblings of children with PDA, ODD, ADHD, or intense emotional need.
Told through the eyes of a young girl, this gentle story gives siblings:
Reassurance that they are not to blame
- Language to talk about their own feelings
Tools to stay calm and safe
- A reminder that love stays, even in the storm
This is the first book in a growing series for neurodiverse families.
Read More and Look Inside:
Start Here. Tools for When You’re At the Edge
PDA, ODD, or ADHD?
📥 Digital download
A parent-friendly guide that helps you tell the difference between PDA, ODD, and ADHD and know what to do when nothing fits exactly right.
Shower Time Without the Struggle
📥 Digital download
A calm, practical guide for caregivers supporting kids who panic or shut down around showers. Sensory-aware, low-demand, and suitable for nonverbal children too.
Tooth Brushing without Battles
📥 Digital download
A calm, practical guide to help kids with PDA, ODD, or sensory needs brush their teeth without panic or meltdowns. For caregivers and therapists who’ve tried everything.
Treatment Options for PDA
📥 Digital download
A practical guide for therapists and professionals supporting PDA children covering low-demand approaches, why traditional therapies fail, and how to build safety, autonomy, and collaboration in treatment.
What is PDA? (And What It Isn’t)
📥 Digital download
A quick-reference guide to understanding PDA, how it differs from ODD and ADHD, why behavior strategies often fail, and what’s really behind extreme resistance and shutdowns.
What to Say Instead. 15 Phrases for Challenging Moments
📥 Digital download
Skip the power struggles. Use calm, connection-first phrases during refusal, meltdowns, and everyday battles. One-page printable. Instant download.
After the Blowup: A Repair Checklist for Parents
📥 Digital download
A quick, calming checklist to reconnect with your child after yelling, meltdowns, or shutdowns. Made for parents facing tough behavior.
The Parent Reset Journal
📥 Digital download
A calming, 5-minute journal to help you regroup emotionally after tough parenting moments, so you can show up steady, even when things feel overwhelming.
“I’m not a therapist. I’m a dad who lived through a storm and kept showing up.”
This site isn’t about fixing your child. It’s about helping you survive the emotional trenches with clarity and calm.
– Raymond
Disclaimer: This is not medical advice. Just one parent’s lived experience.
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