As descendants of anxious ancestors, anxiety is embedded in our nervous system. However, the modern world presents unique stressors that we have control over. Learn about these stressors and how to help our children cope better in this informative and insightful episode.
Anxiety is common among ADHDers. However, they can mimic, overshadow, or mask each other. Therefore, it is important to differentiate the two and understand what’s what to treat most effectively.
In today’s episode, I talk all about sensory processing, sensory over- and under-responsivity, the relationship between anxiety and sensory sensitivities, and how we can best support our anxious children and teens.
Perfectionism has steadily increased over the years, with our younger generations establishing increasingly more extreme standards for themselves, which can be crippling.
Today I chat about helping build mindfulness into children’s and families’ lives. Mindfulness comes with a whole host of benefits and is easy to incoroirate into your daily life .
Identifying and treating ADHD as soon as possible can make the terrible two’s, three’s, and beyond a bit less terrible.
We know kids with ADHD have trouble with emotion regulation. However, we can use their emotional brain to help them build resilience. Here is a simple but effective 3-pronged approach to improving emotional regulation.
All toddlers throw tantrums. But if your child’s extreme meltdowns come out of nowhere, that could be a sign of ADD. Understand the early warning signs of emotional dysregulation and what to do about big emotions.
Impulse control is a critical skill to develop but takes time and effort. To help you get started, here is the most important information you need to know to manage impulsive behaviours in kids with ADHD.
Yes, kids will be kids. While some kids are just really energetic, there are kids who truly have ADHD. ADHD is real: Kids with ADHD have different brains than people without ADHD.
