On this episode of Out of Line, Amanda Diekman joins Annie Friday and Candis Ogilvie to talk about living in a low demand household. Amanda’s new book Low Demand Parenting: Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with Your Uniquely Wired Child came out this summer. It was an autism burnout, a term new to their family, that finally set them on a path toward this low-demand lifestyle that worked for them. With new diagnosis of neurodivergency in multiple family members, Amanda and family could reflect on each member’s individual needs for flourishing. Redefining their family dynamics has given them new freedom, peace, and belonging. If you feel like you can’t see yourself or your family in the conventional parenting books, Amanda’s story may resonate. This is a good listen for anyone with pathological demand avoidance, autism, ADHD, or anyone feeling stuck in a cycle of push-pull parenting dependent on power dynamics and adultism.
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Annie Friday is an educator, entrepreneur, podcast host, and birth doula. Most recently, Annie co-founded Blue Bridge Agile Learning Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Blue Bridge serves families engaged in self-directed education pursuits. Annie considers herself a recovering teacher engaged in the ongoing process of deschooling and relearning everything she has ever known about education. Annie is a public school parent who is actively working to decenter school in her family life. Annie believes all learning needs to be learner-led, consent-based, and rooted in play. Annie holds a master’s degree in early childhood education. Her teacher and family training focuses on supporting young children through play, nature, and mindfulness. Annie lives in Michigan with her husband and two young children. Together they enjoy playing outside hiking, camping, boating, and skiing as well as inside with board games, video games, dancing, doing yoga, and cooking.
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