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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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Common reasons behind homework problems and how to support children’s learning

124: Why Homework Problems Happen

Homework problems can turn evenings into power struggles. In this episode, Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge explains why homework breakdowns happen and how Regulation First Parenting™ helps calm the brain, strengthen connection, and support kids with emotional dysregulation.
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Magnesium Deficiency Symptoms

If your child is wired, anxious, or melting down, Magnesium Deficiency Symptoms may be a missing clue. In this episode, I explain how low magnesium dysregulates the brain—and how calming it first supports kids with ADHD and anxiety through my Regulation First Parenting™ approach.
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Effective approaches to managing oppositional behavior in children and teens

123: How to Deal with Oppositional Behavior

Discover how to deal with oppositional behavior by calming the brain first, so your child can finally think, listen, and cooperate again. Learn what truly works by listening to the podcast episode now to start transforming your parenting with Regulation First Parenting™.
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Benefits of magnesium for children’s mental health, including stress relief and improved brain function

126: 13 Health Benefits of Magnesium

If your child struggles with sleep, focus, mood, or stress, the health benefits of magnesium may be the missing piece. In this episode, I share 13 science-backed ways magnesium calms the brain through the Regulation First Parenting™ approach.
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Effective homework tips for parents supporting children with ADHD and learning challenges

125: Top Homework Tips for Parents

Explore vital tips for parents to help children conquer homework hurdles and thrive academically amidst today's educational complexities and distractions.
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Identifying teen suicide and self-harm red flags, triggers, and prevention strategies

121: Suicide and Self-Harm in Teens: Red Flags, Triggers & What to Do — Dr. Roseann

Today we will address the root causes, raising awareness, and fostering a society that values mental well-being, we can work towards reducing these alarming suicide rates and supporting those in need during these challenging times.
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Using magnesium supplements to reduce stress and anxiety in children and teens

122: Magnesium for stress and anxiety with Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo

Discover how magnesium can calm your child’s nervous system, ease anxiety, and support better sleep. In this episode, Dr. Roseann and Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo share the science behind magnesium for stress and anxiety—and how it helps kids (and parents) regulate naturally.
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Behavioral interventions to support children with ADHD and improve focus

120: Behavioral Interventions for ADHD

Transform your home with behavioral interventions for ADHD that actually work by calming the brain first. Listen in to learn how to shape behaviors, build regulation, and reconnect with your child using my proven Regulation First Parenting™ approach.
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Strategies to enhance communication between parents and children or teens, part one

117: Ways to Improve Communication With Your Child or Teen - Part 1

This episode is the first part of Ways to Improve Communication With Your Child or Teen and we will be focusing on the great strategies that parents can use to foster a better and healthier parent-child relationship.
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Continued tips for improving parent-child communication and emotional connection, part two

118: Ways to Improve Communication With Your Child or Teen - Part 2

This episode is a continuation of our previous episode on Ways to Improve Communication With Your Child or Teen.
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Exploring MTHFR gene impact on mental health and natural treatment options

119: MTHFR and Mental Health

When we identify these MTHFR-related risks, we allow for early intervention and preventive measures. That's why it’s necessary for us to talk about MTHFR and its impacts on mental health.
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Common reasons why parent-child communication breaks down and how to fix it

116: Why parent-child communication breaks down

Reasons as to why parent-child communication breaks down vary and each one of them is capable of significantly impacting the parent-child relationship. That is why it’s essential for us to dive deep into those reasons in today’s episode.
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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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