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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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Tips for managing rejection sensitive dysphoria in children with ADHD and emotional sensitivity

186: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Tips

Discover compassionate Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Tips to support your emotionally dysregulated child using Regulation First Parenting™.
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Homeschooling strategies for special needs children and teens with expert Terrie McKee

185: Homeschooling Special Needs Children and Teens with Terrie McKee

In this episode, we delve into homeschooling special needs children, emphasizing the importance of understanding regulations and maximizing extracurricular opportunities.
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Comparing pathological demand avoidance and oppositional defiant disorder in child behavior

184: Pathological Demand Avoidance vs Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Navigating the complexities of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) can be challenging. This episode offers clarity and guidance for parents to develop effective parenting strategies.
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179: Parenting Neurodivergent: Helping Your Child Be a Successful Adult with Zhara Astra

For today’s episode with Zhara Astra – a filmmaker, professor, and advocate for neurodiversity – we’ll be exploring more about the challenges, triumphs, and essential tips for supporting neurodivergent children on their journey to adulthood.
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181: Increasing Motivation in Children with Attention Issues

This episode dives deep into a comprehensive understanding of strategies and insights aimed at empowering parents, educators, and caregivers to support children with attention problems.
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Natural Remedies for Childhood Anxiety: What Actually Helps

n today’s episode, we’ll talk more about the natural remedies for anxiety and behavioral challenges in children that offer effective alternatives to psychiatric medications and are backed by evidence-based approaches.
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178: Neurodivergent Families: When You are a Neurodivergent Parent

Neurodivergent families, 25% of the US population, face unique challenges. With small steps and positivity, parents nurture resilience and harmony.
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Defining pathological demand avoidance and its impact on children’s mental health and behavior

183: What is Pathological Demand Avoidance?

Decode pathological demand avoidance (PDA) so you can understand why your child resists even simple demands—and learn what actually helps. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge explains how Regulation First Parenting™ supports emotional dysregulation in children.
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How autism affects attention in children with AuDHD, combining ADHD and autism traits

182: AuDHD: How Autism Affects Attention

Understand how autism affects attention so you can spot the real reason behind zoning out or missed cues—and learn brain-based tools from Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge and Regulation First Parenting™ to support emotional dysregulation in children. Listen now.
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177: How Neuroinflammation Affects Mental Health

Neuroinflammation can quietly fuel anxiety, behavior changes, and cognitive struggles. In this episode, I break down what’s really going on in the brain—and how my Regulation First Parenting™ approach supports kids facing emotional dysregulation.
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174: OCD in School: How OCD Affects Learning

OCD in school can quietly derail learning, focus, and confidence. In this episode, I break down how intrusive thoughts impact academics and what truly helps by applying the Regulation First Parenting™ approach to support kids through emotional dysregulation.
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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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