Five things every parent of a Wild Child needs to hear
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This guide is short, compassionate, and grounding. It’s written for those moments when everything feels too loud, too hard, or too much.
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You’ll discover:
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Why traditional parenting advice hasn’t worked for your child
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How to release the pressure of “shoulds” and start connecting
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A new lens on your child’s behaviour, rooted in needs, not compliance
Over the next few days, we will send you a few gentle emails with more insights and tools to help you move forward with more clarity and calm.
There’s nothing to fix.
There’s just a new way to parent: one that meets you and your child where you are.
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1. You’re not doing it wrong. You’re parenting a child who doesn’t fit the mould.
Your child’s behaviour is not a reflection of your failure. It’s a reflection of their nervous system, their environment, and their unmet needs. Conventional parenting advice wasn’t made for your child. And that’s not your fault.
Your child is not broken – you have not failed
2. You can be compassionate without abandoning yourself.
Trying to meet your Wild Child’s needs 24/7 without boundaries around your own wellbeing is unsustainable. Compassion must include you. Holding space doesn’t mean disappearing. You matter – deeply.
Compassion without boundaries is self-harm.
3. Your Wild Child is not a broken version of a neurotypical child.
They are not “behind,” “difficult,” or “manipulative.” They are wired differently, not wrongly. Your job isn’t to normalise or train them out of who they are. Their worth is not measured by how well they fit in; it’s measured by how well they are understood. You have one job: to love them as they are.
Your child is not a failed version of someone else’s blueprint.
4. Let go of the ‘shoulds’
Your child is already showing you who they are. You don’t have to parent a version that was never real, just meet them where they are.
It’s completely natural to carry hopes, expectations, or images of who we thought our child would be. But sometimes those ideas can get in the way of truly seeing the child in front of us.
Letting go of the “shoulds” - how they should behave, what milestones they should meet, how others think they should act - creates space for connection, clarity, and compassion.
The more we hold onto the child we imagined, the more we lose connection with the child we have.
5. You’re not alone - this can get easier.
There is a community of parents and carers who get it. We get it. You don’t have to defend your parenting. You don’t have to explain PDA, autism, ADHD, shutdowns, or meltdowns to people who don’t want to understand. There is another way: one that feels kinder, clearer, and more connected.
You don’t have to do this alone. And you were never meant to.
