{"podcast":{"title":"Dysregulated Kids: Science-Backed Parenting Help for Behavior, Anxiety, ADHD and More","slug":"dysregulated-kids-science-backed-parenting-help-for-behavior-anxiety-adhd-and-more-5936360","podcast_index_feed_id":5936360,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/its-gonna-be-ok/","website_url":"https://drroseann.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/be1bbf66-dc95-4746-96ef-2c8b7dd85982/ELEMENTS.jpg","author":"Dr. Roseann Capanna Hodge","episode_count":442,"summary":"Are you tired of the daily battles, the problems with listening and focus, meltdowns over minor frustrations, and the constant feeling of walking on eggshells in your own home? If you're a parent who feels overwhelmed, stuck in a cycle of reactivity, and utterly exhausted from trying to manage your child's challenging behaviors, you are not alone. You've tried everything—the sticker charts, the timeouts, the endless negotiations—but nothing creates lasting change. The answer isn't more discipline. The secret is understanding the brain. Welcome to Dysregulated Kids: Science-Backed Parenting Help, the podcast that is revolutionizing the way we parent. Hosted by Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, a licensed therapist, school psychologist and author with over 30 years of experience in children's mental health and recognized by Forbes as a thought leader in children's mental health, this podcast is your lifeline. Dr. Roseann pulls back the curtain on why your child or teen is struggling, whether they have a clinical diagnosis like ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, OCD, Depression, Dyslexia, Executive Functioning challenges, Lyme, or PANS/PANDAS, or are simply navigating the ups and downs of everyday life…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-07T14:18:46.529242+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dysregulated-kids-science-backed-parenting-help-for-behavior-anxiety-adhd-and-more-5936360"},"episode":{"title":"Stop Yelling and Punishing: What to Do Instead | Regulation First Parenting® | E416","slug":"stop-yelling-and-punishing-what-to-do-instead-regulation-first-parenting-e416","published_at":"2026-06-15T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dysregulated-kids-science-backed-parenting-help-for-behavior-anxiety-adhd-and-more-5936360/stop-yelling-and-punishing-what-to-do-instead-regulation-first-parenting-e416","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dysregulated-kids-science-backed-parenting-help-for-behavior-anxiety-adhd-and-more-5936360","url":"https://drroseann.com/podcast/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/869c98c2-2b9d-4dcd-a363-88d328ed5984.mp3","summary":"Stopping yelling and punishing often feels like the only option, but it rarely helps dysregulated kids learn new behavior. In this episode, parents learn what actually works instead. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge is an expert in Regulation First Parenting™ and child emotional dysregulation. When you’re overwhelmed, exhausted, and nothing seems to get through to your child, it’s easy to believe you’re failing. But the truth is simpler—and more hopeful. Most parents aren’t “bad at parenting,” they’re just using strategies that don’t reach a dysregulated brain. This episode breaks down why yelling and punishment don’t create lasting change and what actually does. Why does my child get worse when I yell or punish? When your child is escalated, their nervous system is in survival mode , not learning mode. That means yelling or punishment adds more threat—not understanding. Their brain is focused on protection, not reasoning More intensity = more escalation or shutdown Short-term compliance may happen, but no real change sticks Real-life example: You raise your voice to stop a behavior. Your child freezes or explodes again the next day. It feels like nothing is working—because the nervous system never actually calmed. What’s really happening in my child’s brain during a meltdown? A meltdown isn’t defiance—it’s dysregulation. The brain shifts into fight, flight, or shutdown, making it nearly impossible for your child to listen or learn. Stress response overrides logic and connection The child cannot “absorb” correction in this state Behavior becomes communication of overwhelm Behavior is communication. Tune in to what the brain is saying. Instead of asking, “Why won’t they listen?” try asking, “What state is their nervous system in right now?” Trying to understand your child’s pa…","meta_description":"Stopping yelling and punishing often feels like the only option, but it rarely helps dysregulated kids learn new behavior. 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