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Low Demand Parenting

Hosted by Amanda Diekman · kids · EN

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About this Podcast:

The Low Demand Parenting Podcast is your space to let go of the pressure and embrace a more joyful, authentic approach to parenting. Hosted by Amanda Diekman—author, autistic adult, and mom of three—this podcast isn’t about perfection or expert advice. It’s about learning together how to drop the demands that weigh us down and find the ease we crave in our families. Whether you’re navigating neurodivergence, challenging behaviors, or simply the highs and lows of life, this show offers honest conversations, practical insights, and a whole lot of compassion. Let's thrive, even when it feels like life is on level 12 hard.

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What is Low Demand Parenting about?

The Low Demand Parenting Podcast is your space to let go of the pressure and embrace a more joyful, authentic approach to parenting. Hosted by Amanda Diekman, author, autistic adult, and mom of three, this podcast isn’t about perfection or expert advice.

Who hosts Low Demand Parenting?

Low Demand Parenting is hosted by Amanda Diekman. The show has published 51 episodes to date.

What has Low Demand Parenting covered recently?

Recent episodes include "What Burnout Is Really Like" (19 October 2026, 28 minutes), "Part 2: Deep-diving PDA" (12 October 2026, 39 minutes), and "The radical freedom of trusting our kids" (28 September 2026, 30 minutes).

How often does Low Demand Parenting publish?

Low Demand Parenting publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 51 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Low Demand Parenting?

Booking probability for Low Demand Parenting is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Low Demand Parenting requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Low Demand Parenting's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Low Demand Parenting?

The strongest fits for Low Demand Parenting are Family & Social Services. Low Demand Parenting has a kids audience.

About the host

Amanda Diekman hosts Low Demand Parenting, a kids podcast with 51 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Low Demand Parenting

    What Burnout Is Really Like

    Oct 19, 202628 minS2

    What happens when your kid is suddenly or persistently exhausted, raging, avoiding school, crying, or withdrawn? What do you call it when your child is struggling day after day? What does it mean when the light goes out...

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    Part 2: Deep-diving PDA

    Oct 12, 202639 minS2

    In Part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Katherine Olson, we deep dive into PDA and why so many of the strategies we're told to use can backfire for PDA kids.  We talk about autonomy, neuroception, connection, and the...

  • Sep 28, 202630 minS2

    Listen in as I talk with somatic coach and artist Jo Kelly about what happens when we practice truly trusting our children (and ourselves) for the long haul. Jo shares her experience stepping away from traditional...

  • Jun 22, 202627 minS2

    When we think about demands, we often think about the obvious ones: brush your teeth, sit at the table, get dressed, go to school. But what about the demands we can't see? In this conversation with pediatric...

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    Becoming a self-healer

    Jun 8, 202629 minS2

    In this deeply personal conversation, I sit down with Carolina Ramirez to explore what happens when parenting stops being a journey of “fixing” our children and becomes an invitation to heal ourselves. Carolina shares...

  • Low Demand Parenting

    Teens in distress

    Apr 13, 202628 minS2

    In this episode, I’m talking with author and therapist Katie May about something so many parents are facing—and so few feel equipped to handle: what to do when your teen is engaging in self-destructive or self-harming...

  • Feb 9, 202623 minS2

    In this episode, I’m answering a listener question I hear all the time: What does low demand actually look like? I walk through the foundations of low demand parenting by breaking it down into a clear, practical...

  • Low Demand Parenting

    Meeting our own needs

    Dec 29, 202529 minS2

    What if the hardest part of low demand parenting isn’t your child’s needs — but what their needs bring up in you? In this solo episode, we will explore the deep inner work beneath low demand parenting: how many of us...

  • Nov 17, 202525 minS2

    In this episode, I sit down with my friend and neighbor Jeff Parrott to talk about parenting a PDA, pressure-sensitive child while letting go of the “typical” parenting manual. Jeff shares their family’s pivot from high...

  • Nov 10, 202527 minS2

    In this episode, I sit down with writer and disabled parent Jessica Slice about what it looks like to practice low demand parenting… and also not. Jessica shares how parenting her autistic daughter showed her that...

  • Low Demand Parenting

    Listening Deeply To Our Kids

    Oct 27, 202529 minS2

    In this solo episode, I get to dive into one of the most radical, healing, and countercultural practices in Low Demand Parenting: listening deeply to our kids. As the third step in the six-step Low Demand Method...

  • Low Demand Parenting

    Parenting at the Intersections

    Oct 20, 202525 minS2

    What happens when parenting meets the deep work of liberation? In this episode, I talk with Jaya Ramesh and Priya Saaral , authors of Parenting at the Intersections , about raising neurodivergent children of color...

  • Low Demand Parenting

    Low Demand in a Blended Family

    Oct 13, 202528 minS2

    In this raw, tender conversation, Chris and Jasmine open up about navigating a “big blended family crisis,” discovering PDA, and rebuilding connection in a stepfamily with three kids. They share the pressure cooker of...

  • Sep 29, 202525 minS2

    In this solo episode, I reframe “low-demand” beyond crisis triage and into a proactive, sustainable practice. I explain why dropping demands only in the moment can leave parents burned out—and how to move...

  • Sep 22, 202529 minS2

    Parent coach, clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, and single mom Dr. Gila shares hard-won, compassionate guidance for solo parents of high-needs kids: naming the grief and stressors unique to single parenting, why...

  • Sep 15, 202525 minS2

    In this conversation, therapist and long-time school advocate Keischa Pruden shares 25 years of hard-won wisdom on helping neurodivergent kids access safety and learning inside traditional schools. We talk whole-child...

  • Low Demand Parenting

    The PDA Safe Circle

    Sep 1, 202535 minS2

    In this rich, practical conversation, Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman—PDA adult, rabbi, and creator of the PDA Safe Circle—maps out a body-based way to understand PDA using her “safe circle” metaphor. We explore why...

  • Jul 14, 202527 minS1

    In this episode, I welcome Dr. Angele Close, a psychologist, motherhood coach, and author, to discuss the transformative power of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy in parenting. We explore how understanding and...

  • Low Demand Parenting

    Healing Sibling Relationships

    Jul 7, 202534 minS1

    In this episode, we delve into the intricate dynamics of sibling relationships in families with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). Whether your family is neurodivergent or mixed neurotype, sibling interactions can be...

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