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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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Gut health’s impact on mental wellness and brain-body connection in children and adults

43: How Gut Health Impacts Your Mental Health

People should know that there's a correlation between the microbiome and neurotransmitters. Research shows that the microbiome can improve neurotransmitter functioning and overall brain health.
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Parenting behaviors that may unintentionally reinforce child’s OCD symptoms and solutions

41: How your Parenting is Feeding Your Child’s OCD

Parenting a child with OCD can feel overwhelming, but small shifts in how we respond can calm the brain and stop feeding those fear cycles. I break this down through my Regulation First Parenting™ approach, grounded in years of helping dysregulated kids heal.
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Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy explained for treating childhood OCD

39: What is Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)?

What is Exposure and Response Prevention and why is it the only therapy that truly helps kids break free from OCD? In this episode, I explain ERP in simple, practical terms—drawing on my expertise in Regulation First Parenting™ and children’s emotional dysregulation.
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Natural treatments for autism and ADHD with expert Jennifer Giustra-Kozek insights

42: Natural Treatments for Autism and ADHD with Jennifer Giustra - Kozek

Neurofeedback puts the brain back on track. However, it works best when you do other things first, like being on a proper diet and gradually decreasing the inflammation. Neurofeedback will also help regulate the brain and reduce inflammation, but if you do it together, you will notice a more signi
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Effective treatments and therapies that reduce OCD symptoms in children and teens

40: What Treatments Stop OCD Symptoms?

Although Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is considered to be treatment-resistant, parents shouldn’t lose hope. Don’t let fear or worries ruin your family’s life. Treatments are available for you, effectively stopping OCD in its tracks.
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Benefits of parent support groups for families managing children’s mental health issues

35: The Benefits of Parent Groups

What parents lack is constant support and encouragement from the people around them that will immensely help them deal with their child and family’s mental health.
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Understanding OCD symptoms, causes, and treatment options for children and adolescents

36: What is OCD?

What is OCD? In this episode, I break down the fear-driven thoughts behind OCD so parents finally understand what’s really going on. As a Regulation First Parenting™ expert, I help you calm the dysregulated brain so your child can heal.
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Reasons why OCD can be treatment resistant and approaches to improve outcomes

38: Why is OCD Treatment Resistant?

Treatment resistant OCD can leave parents feeling helpless, but understanding why it happens is the first step toward real healing. I break down the roots of treatment resistance and how we calm the brain first through Regulation First Parenting™.
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PEMF therapy benefits for ADHD, anxiety, and depression in children and adults

34: PEMF for ADHD, Anxiety and Depression

PEMF for ADHD, Anxiety & Depression offers a natural way to calm the brain without relying on meds first. In this episode, I break down how PEMF supports focus, mood, and regulation—guided by my expertise in Regulation First Parenting™ and emotional dysregulation.
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Differentiating between OCD and anxiety symptoms in children for accurate diagnosis

37: Is it OCD or Anxiety?

Is it OCD or Anxiety? In this episode, I break down the real differences so you can finally understand what’s driving your child’s struggles. As a Regulation First Parenting™ expert, I help you calm the dysregulated brain and find a clear path forward.
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Family’s journey confronting OCD with expert Kris Rice’s guidance and support

32: How This Family Learned to Talk Back to OCD with Kris Rice

Watching your child battle intrusive fears is heartbreaking, but talking back to OCD can change everything. In this episode, I share how one family reclaimed hope—and how Regulation First Parenting™ helps kids break free from dysregulation.
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Encouraging kids to embrace and celebrate their neurodiversity with positive parenting

33: How to Get Your Kids to Celebrate Their Neurodiversity

1 in 2 kids in America has a physical or mental health problem. Although we should be worried about the effects of the diagnosis, there's nothing to be ashamed of when your kid is different.
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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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