Martha Deiros Collado > Quotes

“Authoritative parents try to communicate clearly what is bothering them (I.e. a song on repeat is getting irritating) and seperate this from their relationship with their child. When a child understands that’s it’s not them that is the problem - it’s the song - and that your taste in music has nothing to do with how you feel about them, they find it reassuring and grounding.”
― Dr Martha Deiros Collado, How to Be The Grown Up [Hardcover], Grow [Hardcover], How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids & Dummy 4 Books Collection Set

“Children who have neurodivergent brains may have to limit certain experiences in order to manage their levels of distress. When experiences have a deeply distressing impact on your child and their brain doesn’t have the capacity for regulation, missing out on certain events or activities isn’t avoidance. This is adapting their environment to meet their needs.”
― Dr Martha Deiros Collado, How to Be The Grown Up [Hardcover], Grow [Hardcover], How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids & Dummy 4 Books Collection Set

“Often, when adults witness a ‘regression’ in an area of skill it is because the brain has decided that other skills will take precedence in that moment, and skills in that area can take a back seat, momentarily.”
― Dr Martha Deiros Collado, How to Be The Grown Up [Hardcover], Grow [Hardcover], How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids & Dummy 4 Books Collection Set