Free Guide: How to Help Kids with PDA Potty Train and Cooperate Without Pressure

Discover 5 nervous-system-based strategies that reduce resistance, support autonomy, and help your child feel safe enough to participate in potty training and everyday tasks.

For parents and therapists working with children with PDA, autism, ADHD, anxiety, or strong nervous system sensitivity.

If you’ve tried potty training or everyday routines and your child:

• Refuses even when they know how
• Avoids the bathroom completely
• Becomes overwhelmed when asked to do simple tasks
• Melts down, shuts down, or resists demands
• Seems capable but unable to cooperate

You are not alone.

And your child is not being defiant.

Their nervous system is trying to protect them.

Traditional approaches often increase pressure, which increases resistance.

This guide will show you what actually works.

A Regulation First Approach  

As a pediatric occupational therapist specializing in nervous system regulation, I’ve worked with hundreds of children who struggled with potty training, task initiation, and daily routines—especially children with PDA, autism, ADHD, and anxiety.

The biggest mistake most approaches make is focusing on behavior instead of the nervous system.

When you support the nervous system first, cooperation becomes possible.

Not forced.

But natural.

What You Will Learn

Inside this free guide, you’ll learn:

• Why children with PDA resist demands (and why this is not behavioral defiance)
• The nervous system reason potty training often fails
• How to reduce resistance without increasing pressure
• How to support autonomy while still helping your child succeed
• 5 simple strategies you can start using immediately

These strategies work for:

• Potty training
• Dressing
• Bedtime routines
• School tasks
• Daily transitions
• And more

This guide is for:

Parents of children who:

• Struggle with potty training
• Show demand avoidance
• Have PDA, autism, ADHD, or anxiety
• Resist everyday tasks
• Become overwhelmed easily

And therapists who want a nervous-system-based approach to helping their clients succeed.