Parenting

“New York Times, Roseann Capanna-Hodge, EdD, LPC, BCN, LLC: Handling Your Kid’s Disappointment When Everything Is Canceled”

“Some kids are naturally more competitive than others,” says licensed professional counselor Roseann Capanna-Hodge, EdD. “Winning games and sports and getting those top grades is a way to get loads of attention. Who doesn’t want to bask in glory?” So, wanting to win is natural. But it can sometimes go too far. “Children who are always in competition mode have to turn down their empathy and aren’t as likely to connect on a more emotional level,” Capanna-Hodge tells The Week.”

“Having a written schedule listed on your door is important,” confirms psychologist and pediatric mental health expert Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge. “If your child can’t read, have pictures on your schedule and always open up the dialogue about what your day looks like.”

” Dr. Roseanna Capanna-Hodge, a pediatric mental health expert with a practice based in Ridgefield, Connecticut who uses neurofeedback training with her patients, notes that tools that stimulate the sense of touch such as weighted blankets or a sensory “wiggle” seat cushion can truly be a “game-changer for kids who are distracted by their unmet sensory needs.””

“Parents should expect that their child will have some level of anxiety and a lot can be mitigated by working through your child’s worries in advance. Keeping the conversation going is very important. You should be having an ongoing dialogue about stress and how to manage worried feelings, as well as role modeling healthy ways to manage re-entry worries,” added Capanna-Hodge.

Whether you are still quarantining or limiting your contact with others, you are spending a lot of time with your kids and your kids are complaining about being, “Bored”. You have become a school teacher, personal chef, exercise coach, and activities director! Ugh, who signed up for that?! Your child is used to structure and they may be struggling with boredom, so here are some fun ideas to break up the routine.

“Minimizing children viewing acts of violence on television is always a good idea,” said Roseann Capanna-Hodge, a pediatric mental health expert.

Following the stress of our pandemic quarantine, talking to children about the nationwide protests and racism after the death of George Floyd, feels so overwhelming. Riots, protests, and racism are hard topics to tackle but important for so many reasons. Children and teens will have questions and many emotions that need to be sorted out and parents can help them

Dr. Roseann was featured in an article by The Week titled, “The week’s best parenting advice: May 19, 2020”. Here, Dr. Roseann talked on the effects of winning and losing can have on children and what you should do.

“Developmentally, children can think only from their own perspectives and may get lost in their emotions.”