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Calming the Dysregulated Child

Why dysregulated children struggle with executive function and how to help them improve

353: Why Dysregulated Kids Can’t Use Their Executive Function (and What to Do About It)

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Techniques to calm your child without words using neurofeedback and natural therapies

351: How to Calm Your Child Without Saying a Word

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How rewards and consequences may harm children with behavioral and emotional challenges

349: Are Rewards and Consequences Hurting Your Child Instead of Helping?

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Stressed parent learning Regulation First Parenting™ techniques for managing child anxiety and behavior

344: Regulation First Parenting: The Secret Every Stressed Parent Needs to Hear

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Calm parenting techniques for managing oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in children effectively

305: How to Stay Calm When Your Child Pushes Your Buttons (Oppositional ODD Parenting Tips)

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Understanding different forms of magnesium for quality, purity, and potency in brain health support

255: Unlocking The Secrets of Different Forms of Magnesium: Quality, Purity, and Potency

Join Scott Emmons, COO of MD Logic Health, as we explore how different forms of magnesium impact brain health, behavior, and why choosing the right supplement is crucial for optimal wellness.
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Twelve days of tools for behavioral and emotional regulation to reduce overwhelm in children

251: From Overwhelm to Calm: 12 Days of Behavioral and Emotional Regulation Tools

Explore proven strategies and resources to uncover root causes of your child’s challenges, fostering a calmer, more balanced home environment and long-term solutions beyond surface-level fixes. Transform your parenting approach today!
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How a child’s nervous system may silently sabotage progress in emotional and behavioral health

254: Silent Sabotage: Is Your Child’s Nervous System Keeping Them Stuck?

When behaviors don’t make sense and nothing works, nervous system dysregulation may be the hidden saboteur keeping your child stuck. Discover what’s really going on and how to calm the brain so your child can finally move forward.
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PEMF therapy benefits for Lyme disease and PANS recovery in children’s healing journeys

253: PEMF Therapy for Lyme Disease and PANS: Elena's Healing Journey with Elena Zajac

PEMF therapy for Lyme disease can offer real relief. In this episode, I share Elena’s powerful healing journey with Lyme and PANS—and how calming the nervous system creates change. As a leader in Regulation First Parenting™, I guide families through emotional dysregulation.
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Seven long-term behavioral benefits of a regulated nervous system in children with ADHD

252: 7 Long-Term Benefits of a Regulated Nervous System: What Behaviors You Should See

A calm brain changes everything. In this episode, I break down the Benefits of a Regulated Nervous System and the behaviors you should expect as your child becomes more resilient. As a leader in Regulation First Parenting™, I guide families through emotional dysregulation with science-backed tools.
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Micro steps parents can take to calm their child’s emotional dysregulation and improve focus

250: Small Shifts, Big Impact: Micro Steps to Calm Your Child’s Dysregulation

When your child spirals fast, the chaos feels endless—but tiny daily shifts can calm dysregulation and retrain the brain. In this episode, we explore the micro steps that make big change, guided by Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, expert in emotional dysregulation and founder of Regulation First Parenting
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Ten reasons meltdowns happen due to brain dysregulation in children at home environments

249: 10 Reasons Why Meltdowns Happen: Brain Dysregulation at Home

When your child seems fine at school but unravels the minute you get home, that’s often brain dysregulation at home, not “bad behavior.” This episode unpacks why meltdowns happen and how to respond with calm, connection, and support instead of shame.
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Why children manage behavior at school but struggle emotionally and behaviorally at home

248: Why Does My Child Hold It Together at School and Fall Apart at Home?

Wondering why your child only has meltdowns at home after holding it together at school? Many kids mask all day, then release the stress once they feel safe. This leaves parents to face big after-school emotions and confusion.
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Understanding if behavioral problems in children are phases or persistent challenges to address

247: Is This Just a Phase? Will They Outgrow it? Behavioral Problems in Children

Learning to identify the difference between typical phases and behaviors that require attention is key to helping children navigate challenges and ensuring they grow into their best selves. Join me in another episode as we dive into the root causes behind certain behaviors.
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Teen showing signs of nervous system dysregulation with overstimulation and understimulation in children

246: Overstimulated vs. Understimulated: Identifying Nervous System Imbalances in Kids

In this episode, we talk about how crucial it is to remain attuned to children's behaviors and recognize that sudden changes can often indicate deeper emotional or sensory challenges.
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Brain image illustrating nervous system dysregulation affecting child behavior and emotions

245: How Nervous System Dysregulation Affects Your Child's Behavior and Emotions

Understand nervous system dysregulation and learn co-regulation tools to calm meltdowns, boost coping, and change behavior—Dr. Roseann’s simple plan.
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Dysregulated Kids Podcast: Emotional Dysregulation, ADHD, Anxiety, and Nervous System Solutions for Kids


Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, creator of Regulation First Parenting™, is the host of the top 1% global parenting podcast Dysregulated Kids and author of The Dysregulated Kid. She helps parents understand emotional dysregulation in children and the connection to ADHD, anxiety, and child behavior problems—all through a nervous system lens.

If you feel like nothing is working and your child has constant meltdowns, big emotional reactions, or seems like a dysregulated child who just can’t control their behavior, this podcast will help you understand why. Dr. Roseann breaks down how behavior is connected to the stress response in children, so you can stop reacting to symptoms and start supporting real regulation.

With over 30 years of clinical experience and insights from more than 10,000 brain maps, she teaches how to support nervous system regulation in children, use co-regulation techniques, and build self-regulation skills for children in real-life, everyday moments.

Whether you’re parenting a dysregulated child, navigating anxiety, or wondering how to calm a dysregulated child without yelling, each episode gives you clear, science-backed strategies that help your child feel better—so behavior, focus, and connection can finally improve.

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