Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
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What happens if the banks run out of money?
Recently my son developed a new special interest: money. For a couple of weeks, we spent hours talking about it, counting it, stacking it, and recounting it. Then he went on holiday with his dad—the longest we had ever been apart. While he was away, my mind wandered, as any parent’s would: “Will he be Continue reading
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Why Have You Bought Me Vitamins? Understanding PDA in Kids
My son takes vitamins—nothing fancy, just some strawberry-flavoured Mr. Men ones from Boots. I had accepted he wasn’t the best eater a long long time ago and taking that vitamin is probably the only bit of vitamins he actually gets…..and then I am not completely sure of the efficacy of the Mr. Men vitamins but Continue reading
The Questions of My Child 