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167: When Should I Push My Child with Autism?
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In Episode 167 of The Autism Mom Coach Podcast, Lisa Candera—a lawyer, life coach, and solo mom to a teenager with autism—tackles one of the most emotionally loaded questions for autism parents: Should I push my child out of their comfort zone or give them more support?
Using a real-life story from a coaching client, Lisa explains:
✅ Why there's no perfect moment to act
✅ How to treat parenting decisions like experiments
✅ What “friction” actually means in your child’s growth
✅ How to move forward even when things don’t go perfectly
✅ And why sometimes... you have to break some chairs
🎧 This episode is a must-listen if you're stuck in second-guessing or afraid of doing too much (or too little) for your child.
🕒 Timestamps / Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
00:38 – Follow-up from Last Week
01:13 – Real-Life Moments That Raise the Question
02:20 – The Goldilocks Myth of “Perfect Timing”
03:35 – Coaching Story: Rachel’s School Bus Decision
05:08 – Reframing the Outcome
06:00 – Growth = Try, Monitor, Evaluate, Calibrate
06:52 – Final Thoughts + Coaching Invitation
175 episodes
Manage episode 482748861 series 2997127
In Episode 167 of The Autism Mom Coach Podcast, Lisa Candera—a lawyer, life coach, and solo mom to a teenager with autism—tackles one of the most emotionally loaded questions for autism parents: Should I push my child out of their comfort zone or give them more support?
Using a real-life story from a coaching client, Lisa explains:
✅ Why there's no perfect moment to act
✅ How to treat parenting decisions like experiments
✅ What “friction” actually means in your child’s growth
✅ How to move forward even when things don’t go perfectly
✅ And why sometimes... you have to break some chairs
🎧 This episode is a must-listen if you're stuck in second-guessing or afraid of doing too much (or too little) for your child.
🕒 Timestamps / Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
00:38 – Follow-up from Last Week
01:13 – Real-Life Moments That Raise the Question
02:20 – The Goldilocks Myth of “Perfect Timing”
03:35 – Coaching Story: Rachel’s School Bus Decision
05:08 – Reframing the Outcome
06:00 – Growth = Try, Monitor, Evaluate, Calibrate
06:52 – Final Thoughts + Coaching Invitation
175 episodes
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