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Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Parents often ask me, “What else can I do besides meds or therapy to help my child?” Those options can help yet they often miss the real culprit—a frazzled nervous system. That’s where magnesium steps in like a quiet helper that never asks for credit. Not some magic fix, rather one of the most studied
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes Two small nutrients—vitamin D and magnesium. They can calm a child’s brain and make your everyday parenting tools finally work. If your child’s behavior feels out of control lately, you’re not alone. I see families every day who are navigating ADHD, anxiety, OCD, ASD, and PANS/PANDAS. And wondering what actually helps. Here’s a hopeful truth:
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes If you’re doing your best to give your child the strongest foundation for learning, growth, and emotional health—here’s a secret way of building that. Parents often focus on food, sleep, and exercise, but there’s one quiet hero that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves: magnesium. This powerhouse mineral fuels more than 300 processes in
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Have you been up late googling ways to help your child calm down, focus better, or finally get some sleep? I talk to parents every single day who feel like they’ve tried everything—routines, therapies, reminders—and still their child’s brain just won’t settle. The meltdowns, the restless nights, the constant worry… it can feel exhausting and
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes If your child tosses and turns at night and you’re both running on empty, you’re not alone. Many parents of kids with ADHD, anxiety, autism, OCD, or PANS/PANDAS know how hard it is to calm an overstimulated brain at bedtime. The right kind of magnesium (and taking it at the right time) can make a
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes When your child’s behavior, focus, or emotions feel unpredictable, it can leave you feeling lost. Sometimes the missing piece is surprisingly simple—like Vitamin B6 and the family of B vitamins that play a powerful role in regulating the brain. What Role Does Vitamin B6 Play in Mental Health? Vitamin B6—also called pyridoxine—does more than hide
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes What if one overlooked mineral could shift your child from scattered to steady? When your child can’t sit through homework without tears or drifts off during class, it’s tempting to blame willpower—or even yourself. But often, the issue isn’t effort or parenting… it’s brain chemistry. That’s where magnesium comes in. This quiet powerhouse mineral helps
The Power of Magnesium for Children’s Mental Health and Behavior Think of magnesium as a silent superhero that’s always working behind the scenes to keep your child’s brain ticking along nicely. This incredible mineral has its hands in many of the brain’s backstage operations, including making mood-regulating chemical messengers, known as neurotransmitters. When the magnesium levels dip too low, it
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes If bedtime feels like a battle or your child wakes up cranky and tense, you may be wondering, “Why can’t my child just calm down?” Please know—it isn’t bad parenting, and it isn’t your child being difficult. Often, what looks like moodiness or meltdowns is really the body asking for help. One of the most
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes If you’re parenting a child with ADHD, you’ve probably heard that medication is the “go-to” solution. But what many families don’t realize is that there are evidence-based alternatives that can calm the brain and improve focus—without the side effects or long-term worries that often come with prescriptions. ADHD isn’t just about behavior; it’s about regulation.
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Parents often ask me, “What else can I do besides meds or therapy to help my child?” Those options can help yet they often miss the real culprit—a frazzled nervous system. That’s where magnesium steps in like a quiet helper that never asks for credit. Not some magic fix, rather one of the most studied
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes Two small nutrients—vitamin D and magnesium. They can calm a child’s brain and make your everyday parenting tools finally work. If your child’s behavior feels out of control lately, you’re not alone. I see families every day who are navigating ADHD, anxiety, OCD, ASD, and PANS/PANDAS. And wondering what actually helps. Here’s a hopeful truth:
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes If you’re doing your best to give your child the strongest foundation for learning, growth, and emotional health—here’s a secret way of building that. Parents often focus on food, sleep, and exercise, but there’s one quiet hero that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves: magnesium. This powerhouse mineral fuels more than 300 processes in
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Have you been up late googling ways to help your child calm down, focus better, or finally get some sleep? I talk to parents every single day who feel like they’ve tried everything—routines, therapies, reminders—and still their child’s brain just won’t settle. The meltdowns, the restless nights, the constant worry… it can feel exhausting and
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes If your child tosses and turns at night and you’re both running on empty, you’re not alone. Many parents of kids with ADHD, anxiety, autism, OCD, or PANS/PANDAS know how hard it is to calm an overstimulated brain at bedtime. The right kind of magnesium (and taking it at the right time) can make a
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes When your child’s behavior, focus, or emotions feel unpredictable, it can leave you feeling lost. Sometimes the missing piece is surprisingly simple—like Vitamin B6 and the family of B vitamins that play a powerful role in regulating the brain. What Role Does Vitamin B6 Play in Mental Health? Vitamin B6—also called pyridoxine—does more than hide
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes What if one overlooked mineral could shift your child from scattered to steady? When your child can’t sit through homework without tears or drifts off during class, it’s tempting to blame willpower—or even yourself. But often, the issue isn’t effort or parenting… it’s brain chemistry. That’s where magnesium comes in. This quiet powerhouse mineral helps
The Power of Magnesium for Children’s Mental Health and Behavior Think of magnesium as a silent superhero that’s always working behind the scenes to keep your child’s brain ticking along nicely. This incredible mineral has its hands in many of the brain’s backstage operations, including making mood-regulating chemical messengers, known as neurotransmitters. When the magnesium levels dip too low, it
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes If bedtime feels like a battle or your child wakes up cranky and tense, you may be wondering, “Why can’t my child just calm down?” Please know—it isn’t bad parenting, and it isn’t your child being difficult. Often, what looks like moodiness or meltdowns is really the body asking for help. One of the most
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes If you’re parenting a child with ADHD, you’ve probably heard that medication is the “go-to” solution. But what many families don’t realize is that there are evidence-based alternatives that can calm the brain and improve focus—without the side effects or long-term worries that often come with prescriptions. ADHD isn’t just about behavior; it’s about regulation.
The effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment vary by patient and condition. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, LLC does not guarantee certain results.