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Understanding Angry Kids and How to Handle Screen Time Meltdowns

Understanding Angry Kids and How to Handle Screen Time Meltdowns

Is screen time triggering explosive reactions in your home? You’re not alone, and it’s not just a matter of turning off the devices. Our kids’ nervous systems are getting hijacked by screen time, leading to what I call “device rage.”  This intense frustration and anger may feel hard to understand as parents, but there is a reason why it is

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9 Emotional Regulation Tips for Parents Help Your Child Build Resilience

9 Emotional Regulation Tips for Parents: Help Your Child Build Resilience

Helping kids manage their emotions can feel like a constant battle, especially when your child’s outbursts, worries, or struggles seem to come out of nowhere. You might feel frustrated or unsure how to help them get back on track—but you’re not alone in this. The good news? Emotional regulation is one of the most powerful skills you can teach your

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Gift Ideas for Moms for All Occasions Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Gift Ideas for Moms for All Occasions

Hey there, fabulous gift-givers! Whether it’s a birthday, an anniversary, Mother’s Day or just a day to show appreciation, finding the perfect gift for that incredible mom in your life is always a special mission. She is working her tail off and mom deserves extra TLC this year. From the queen of multitasking to the ultimate self-care guru, we’ve got

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Stop the Meltdown Expert Tips for Managing Emotional Outbursts in Kid Dr. Roseann

Stop the Meltdown: Expert Tips for Managing Emotional Outbursts in Kids

Meltdowns can be challenging for both children and parents alike. Understanding how to effectively manage these emotional episodes is crucial for maintaining a calm household. This blog explores the CALMS Dysregulation Parenting Protocol™, offering insights and strategies to help parents navigate their child’s meltdowns with confidence. Understanding Meltdowns Meltdowns are intense emotional outbursts that can occur in children and teens,

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Blog: 6 Easy Exercises to Teach Kids How to Think Flexibly

6 Easy Exercises to Teach Kids How to Think Flexibly

As a parent, you’ve probably seen your child freeze up when things don’t go as planned—a sudden change in routine, a tricky problem at school, or even just a disagreement with a friend. It’s frustrating to watch, especially when you know they’re capable of so much more. But here’s the good news: with a little guidance, your child can learn

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Blog: Parent Guide: ADHD Paralysis vs. Executive Dysfunction

Parent Guide: ADHD Paralysis vs. Executive Dysfunction

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and executive dysfunction often overlap, creating unique challenges for individuals and parents who are looking for the right kind of help.  If you’re a parent navigating the challenges of ADHD with your child, you might have noticed moments when they seem “stuck”—unable to start tasks, make decisions, or even think clearly. This frustrating experience is often referred

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Executive Skills Coach: Embracing Your Role as a Parent

Executive Skills Coach: Embracing Your Role as a Parent

As parents, we often juggle many roles. If your child is struggling with missed school activities, late homework, and unfinished tasks, you might need to add another hat to your collection: teaching your kids executive functioning or EF skills. You, as a parent, have the power to teach new habits and equip your child with the right tools to improve

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Disarming Tantrums How to Manage Difficult Behaviors

Toddler Tantrums When to Worry: Managing Difficult Behaviors

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.

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Mental Health Podcasts

Transform Your Kid’s Mental Health with the Dr. Roseann Podcast

Children face increasing challenges to their mental health. When your kid suffers from ADHD or anxiety, finding practical and the right solutions can be daunting. I know these struggles after my decades of practicing clinical psychology. Plus, I’m a mom of two neurodivergent kids.  My journey from a clinician to a mom to a mental health thought leader has led

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Calm Parenting Podcast Episodes: 5 Ways to Increase Calm

Parenting, especially when dealing with children facing behavioral or mental health challenges, can be an overwhelming journey. To help parents, each podcast shares practical strategies that create change. I also know that parenting can be overwhelming and that means sometimes not only can our children and teens trigger us and cause quite a bit of distress. That is why I

Read More »
Understanding Angry Kids and How to Handle Screen Time Meltdowns

Understanding Angry Kids and How to Handle Screen Time Meltdowns

Is screen time triggering explosive reactions in your home? You’re not alone, and it’s not just a matter of turning off the devices. Our kids’ nervous systems are getting hijacked by screen time, leading to what I call “device rage.”  This intense frustration and anger may feel hard to understand as parents, but there is a reason why it is

Read More »
9 Emotional Regulation Tips for Parents Help Your Child Build Resilience

9 Emotional Regulation Tips for Parents: Help Your Child Build Resilience

Helping kids manage their emotions can feel like a constant battle, especially when your child’s outbursts, worries, or struggles seem to come out of nowhere. You might feel frustrated or unsure how to help them get back on track—but you’re not alone in this. The good news? Emotional regulation is one of the most powerful skills you can teach your

Read More »
Gift Ideas for Moms for All Occasions Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Gift Ideas for Moms for All Occasions

Hey there, fabulous gift-givers! Whether it’s a birthday, an anniversary, Mother’s Day or just a day to show appreciation, finding the perfect gift for that incredible mom in your life is always a special mission. She is working her tail off and mom deserves extra TLC this year. From the queen of multitasking to the ultimate self-care guru, we’ve got

Read More »
Stop the Meltdown Expert Tips for Managing Emotional Outbursts in Kid Dr. Roseann

Stop the Meltdown: Expert Tips for Managing Emotional Outbursts in Kids

Meltdowns can be challenging for both children and parents alike. Understanding how to effectively manage these emotional episodes is crucial for maintaining a calm household. This blog explores the CALMS Dysregulation Parenting Protocol™, offering insights and strategies to help parents navigate their child’s meltdowns with confidence. Understanding Meltdowns Meltdowns are intense emotional outbursts that can occur in children and teens,

Read More »
Blog: 6 Easy Exercises to Teach Kids How to Think Flexibly

6 Easy Exercises to Teach Kids How to Think Flexibly

As a parent, you’ve probably seen your child freeze up when things don’t go as planned—a sudden change in routine, a tricky problem at school, or even just a disagreement with a friend. It’s frustrating to watch, especially when you know they’re capable of so much more. But here’s the good news: with a little guidance, your child can learn

Read More »
Blog: Parent Guide: ADHD Paralysis vs. Executive Dysfunction

Parent Guide: ADHD Paralysis vs. Executive Dysfunction

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and executive dysfunction often overlap, creating unique challenges for individuals and parents who are looking for the right kind of help.  If you’re a parent navigating the challenges of ADHD with your child, you might have noticed moments when they seem “stuck”—unable to start tasks, make decisions, or even think clearly. This frustrating experience is often referred

Read More »
Executive Skills Coach: Embracing Your Role as a Parent

Executive Skills Coach: Embracing Your Role as a Parent

As parents, we often juggle many roles. If your child is struggling with missed school activities, late homework, and unfinished tasks, you might need to add another hat to your collection: teaching your kids executive functioning or EF skills. You, as a parent, have the power to teach new habits and equip your child with the right tools to improve

Read More »
Disarming Tantrums How to Manage Difficult Behaviors

Toddler Tantrums When to Worry: Managing Difficult Behaviors

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.

Read More »
Mental Health Podcasts

Transform Your Kid’s Mental Health with the Dr. Roseann Podcast

Children face increasing challenges to their mental health. When your kid suffers from ADHD or anxiety, finding practical and the right solutions can be daunting. I know these struggles after my decades of practicing clinical psychology. Plus, I’m a mom of two neurodivergent kids.  My journey from a clinician to a mom to a mental health thought leader has led

Read More »

Calm Parenting Podcast Episodes: 5 Ways to Increase Calm

Parenting, especially when dealing with children facing behavioral or mental health challenges, can be an overwhelming journey. To help parents, each podcast shares practical strategies that create change. I also know that parenting can be overwhelming and that means sometimes not only can our children and teens trigger us and cause quite a bit of distress. That is why I

Read More »
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