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Today I\u2019m welcoming back Dayna Abraham to the show to discuss her latest book,\xa0Calm the Chaos: A Fail-Proof Road Map for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids.\xa0I really resonate with Dayna\u2019s work because we both are committed to empowering families, especially those who are deep in survival mode, and in her new book, she shares the framework for her signature \u201ccalm the chaos\u201d framework which is designed to give parents a doable plan for navigating challenging situations and finding genuine calm in the midst of the storm. In our conversation today, Dayan gives us the highlights of this framework and gives us some strategies to start employing right away.\nI\u2019m betting most of you are familiar with Dayna Abraham, but just in case, here\u2019s a bit about her. Dayna is the bestselling author of\xa0The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day\xa0and\xa0Sensory Processing 101. She is on a mission to create a more accepting world, one challenging kid at a time. As a National Board Certified educator, parent of three neurodivergent children, and an ADHD adult herself, Dayna brings a unique and out-of-the-box perspective to parents raising kids in the modern world. Through Calm the Chaos, she has helped millions of desperate parents around the world find peace and meet their children where they\u2019re at when conventional parenting tools have failed them.\n\nAbout Dayna Abraham\nDayna Abraham, bestselling author of\xa0The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day\xa0and\xa0Sensory Processing 101, is on a mission to create a more accepting world, one challenging kid at a time.\nAs a National Board Certified educator, parent of three neurodivergent children, and an ADHD adult herself, Dayna brings a unique and out-of-the-box perspective to parents raising kids in the modern world.\nThrough her compassionate framework, Calm the Chaos, she has helped millions of desperate parents around the world, find peace and meet their children where they\u2019re at when conventional parenting tools have failed them.\n\xa0\nThings you'll learn from this episode\n\nWhat the five stages of Dayna\u2019s Calm the Chaos framework are and how they work together\n\nWhy every stage of the framework includes these four elements: You, Connect, Understand and Empower\n\nWhat emotional\xa0anchors\xa0are and how they can help parents regulate themselves\n\nWhy getting back to emotional safety and nervous system regulation is so important and what it looks like in action\n\nIdeas for finding calm in the midst of challenging situations\n\n\xa0\nResources mentioned for:\n\n\nCalm the Chaos: A Fail-Proof Road Map for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids\xa0by Dayna Abraham\n\nCalm the Chaos Podcast\n\nLemon Lime Adventures\n\nCalm the Chaos on Facebook\n\nCalm the Chaos on Instagram\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices