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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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Exploring SSRI medication effects on children's brain development and mental health

105: The Effects of SSRI Medications on Kid's Brain

Concerned about the side effects of SSRI medications? In this episode, I break down what’s really happening in the brain and share safer, science-backed ways to support your child. Listen now and learn from my Regulation First Parenting™ approach to calming emotional dysregulation.
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100th episode reflection on children's mental health journey and future podcast topics

It's Gonna Be OK Podcast 100th Episode: Reflection on the Journey and the Road Ahead

This is actually my 100th episode of the podcast. Can you believe it? It feels like it was yesterday that we started. I feel so proud of this. I am really excited about where we've been and where we're going. Listen in as I reflect our journey together and what’s ahead.
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Parenting hacks to cultivate flexibility and resilience in children with anxiety or ADHD

99: Ways to Cultivate Flexibility in Kids: Parenting Hacks

Todays episode, we will be focusing on parenting hacks, which is the third part in our series on ways to cultivate flexibility in kids.
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Strategies for stopping screen time battles and promoting healthy brain-body balance

103: Stopping Screen Time Battles

In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing about stopping screen time battles with your kids considering the fact that excessive social media use significantly affects their mental health.
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Assessing teen readiness for college focusing on mental health and life skills

101: College Readiness: Is my Teen Ready for College?

Something that many colleges try to hide is the fact that about 40% of freshmen don’t get to finish their first year in college. There are many reasons as to why this happens. Tune in to know the factors in your child's college readiness.
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Techniques to rewire kids' brains and foster flexibility for ADHD and anxiety management

98: Ways to Cultivate Flexibility in Kids: Rewiring the Brain

Todays episode, we will be focusing on rewiring the brain which is the second in a three-part series about cultivating flexibility in kids.
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Coping skills for kids with ADHD, sensory processing disorder, anxiety, and mood challenges

93: Coping Skills for Kids with ADHD, SPD, Anxiety and Mood Issues

Discover the brain-based coping skills for kids with ADHD that turn daily meltdowns into real resilience. In this episode, I walk you through the Regulation First Parenting™ tools I’ve used for decades to help emotionally dysregulated kids feel safe, capable, and calm.
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Developing problem-solving skills to enhance flexibility in children with neurodiverse needs

97: Ways to Cultivate Flexibility in Kids: Problem Solving Skills

When kids are shielded from every difficulty or even failure, they miss out on opportunities to learn and grow. Today’s episode, we will focus on problem solving skills which is the first in our three-part series on cultivating flexibility in kids.
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Dyslexic advantage journey from diagnosis to distinction in learning and brain function

96: Kat's Dyslexic Advantage: From Diagnosis to Distinction

Stop panicking and start building a plan: how to deal with dyslexia begins with the right evaluation, the right instruction, and the belief that your child can thrive. Listen now and let hope back in.
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Goal-setting coping skills as key solutions for children with anxiety and ADHD

95: Key Solution: Coping Skills - Goal Setting

We’ll be talking about goal setting which is an important aspect of progress. This is in line with our mission to develop resiliency, grit and lifelong mental wellness.
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Fostering stress tolerance through coping skills to support children's mental health

94: Key Solution: Coping Skills - Fostering Stress Tolerance

Today’s episode, which is a continuation of our series on coping skills, is going to give you tools and resources to help your kids be more resilient.
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Discussing bubble wrap parenting and its impact on children's independence and brain growth

92: Bubble Wrap Parenting.

In today’s episode, we’ll be talking about how to reverse bubble wrap parenting and help your kids develop resilience so that they can be stress slayers not just today but also in the future.
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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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