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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?

Sticker charts not working? Discover why traditional discipline fails for dysregulated children and learn neuroscience-backed approaches to calm the brain and build lasting behavioral change.
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Nervous system co-regulation as a better alternative to consequences for child behavior

348: Why Nervous System Co-Regulation Beats Consequences Every Time

Consequences don’t work for a dysregulated child. Discover how co-regulation calms the nervous system, builds emotional resilience, and helps your child learn through connection, not punishment.
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Why transitions are difficult for children with ADHD and anxiety explained by brain science

347: The Real Reason Transitions Are So Hard For Your Child

Struggling with daily transition battles? Discover the brain science behind why change feels overwhelming for kids—and practical tools to make shifts calmer and easier.
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Staying calm during child meltdowns using co-regulation parenting techniques and neurofeedback

346: How to Stay Calm When Your Kid Isn’t: Co-Regulation Parenting 10

When your child’s meltdown triggers yours, it’s co-dysregulation. Learn how co-regulation parenting helps both of you pause, reset, and develop emotional balance and resilience.
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Teacher observing after-school restraint collapse highlighting unseen child mental health challenges

345: After-School Restraint Collapse: What Teachers Don’t See (But You Do)

After-school meltdowns aren’t defiance—they’re release. Discover why kids unravel at home after holding it together all day and learn calm, connection-based recovery strategies.
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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

Tired of endless meltdowns and backtalk? Learn the Regulation First Parenting method—why calm must come before connection and how to restore peace at home.
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Personal story on childhood medication and ADHD insights for parents from Erin Kerry

343: I Was Medicated as a Kid—Here’s What I Wish My Parents Knew With Erin Kerry

Erin Kerry shares her journey through misdiagnosis, heavy medication, and recovery—highlighting risks of early psychotropics, root causes often missed, and holistic tools for lasting healing.
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Modern parenting struggles and mental health challenges faced by families today

342: The Hidden Truth About Modern Parenting (It’s Not Just You)

Parenting today is harder than ever. Discover the hidden stressors fueling your exhaustion—and learn simple nervous system resets to bring more patience, joy, and ease.
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MAHA report exposing critical truths about children’s mental health and neurodevelopmental disorders

Special Episode: The MAHA Report Reveals Shocking Truths About Kids’ Mental Health

Parenting isn’t failing—kids are overwhelmed. Discover what the MAHA Report reveals about childhood health, and get science-backed tools to calm the brain and foster resilience.
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Identifying if a child’s nervous system is stuck in fight-flight-freeze response affecting behavior

341: Is Your Child's Nervous System is Stuck in Fight-Flight-or-Freeze?

When kids overreact to small stressors, it’s survival mode at work. Discover why dysregulation happens and how calming the brain restores safety, connection, and balance.
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Three effective steps to calm a child’s meltdown within the first 60 seconds

340: 3 Things to Do in the First 60 Seconds of Any Child Meltdown

Meltdowns happen—but how you respond matters most. Learn three powerful, science-backed strategies to stay calm and guide your child back to emotional regulation fast.
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Early warning signs of behavior problems in struggling kids for crisis prevention and support

339: Child Behavior Problems of Struggling Kids: Early Warning Signs Parents Miss (Crisis Prevention)

Sticker charts not working? Discover why early intervention matters, how to spot behavior red flags, and what to do now to support your child’s regulation.
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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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