Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Understanding the nervous system roots of PDA and practical ways to help your child.If your child seems to avoid even the simplest requests—like brushing teeth or putting on shoes—and those refusals c

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Estimated reading time: 5 minutesBack-to-school can feel overwhelming—not just for kids, but for the parents trying to hold it all together. Let me help you spot the signs and give your child tools to

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes When constant notifications, stress, or multitasking pull your attention away, your child’s nervous system feels it. This guide unpacks what distracted parentin

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

If every school morning feels like a battle, you’re not alone. Forgetting homework, taking forever to get ready, or melting down over small requests are often signs of executive functioning challenges

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Estimated reading time: 12 minutesFeeling like your child’s behavior or emotions have taken over the whole house? You’re not the only parent who feels stretched thin and unsure where to even start.A S

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Parents worry whether their child’s shyness is just part of their personality later allowing them to navigate the world more as a happy viewer or whether the problem lies in their anxiety. Social anxiety causes many children social development problems that can lead to issues with school as well as friends.

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Sensory processing is a simple process of having our senses send messages to the nervous system. After this occurs, motor and behavioral responses are then developed. The senses that people have such as smell and touch help the body and brain interpret and respond predictably to the environment around them.

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Temper tantrums are a normal and common part of child development and raising children, and parents often struggle with how to manage them. All the parenting books and parenting classes discuss the “terrible twos” and how to handle toddler tantrums, but as children approach five and six, a kid throwing tantrums may trigger worry. While parents become concerned that they reflect a deeper concern, for most kids they are a part of typical child development. Sometimes, however, they are a sign of a problem that needs to be addressed when they occur with intensity, length, and frequency.