{"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":412,"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":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dysregulated-kids-science-backed-parenting-help-for-behavior-anxiety-adhd-and-more-5936360"},"episode":{"title":"What’s Really Driving Your Dysregulated Child’s Meltdowns, Anxiety, and Focus Struggles l Regulation First Parenting™ l E388","slug":"what-s-really-driving-your-dysregulated-child-s-meltdowns-anxiety-and-focus-struggles-l-regulation-first-parenting-l-e388","published_at":"2026-03-09T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dysregulated-kids-science-backed-parenting-help-for-behavior-anxiety-adhd-and-more-5936360/what-s-really-driving-your-dysregulated-child-s-meltdowns-anxiety-and-focus-struggles-l-regulation-first-parenting-l-e388","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/5cea4cbf-c43f-4f26-a799-01c42defec2b.mp3","summary":"Struggling to understand your child’s ups and downs? This episode uncovers what’s really driving your dysregulated child’s meltdowns, anxiety, and focus struggles , giving parents clear insight and tools from Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, expert in Regulation First Parenting™ and childhood emotional dysregulation. Many parents ask, what’s really driving your dysregulated child's meltdowns anxiety and focus struggles ? The answer isn’t bad behavior. It’s a stressed nervous system stuck in survival mode. I unveil The Dysregulated Kid , my parenting playbook rooted in nervous system regulation. After three decades as a mental health professional, I want to emphasize: we must stop chasing separate labels and start calming the child’s nervous system first. Why does my child have meltdowns, anxiety, and focus problems all at once? Parents are often told these are separate issues—ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder , anxiety, mood swings. But what if your child’s meltdowns, emotional dysregulation, and focus struggles are signals from the same activated child’s brain? When stress hormones stay elevated, the nervous system shifts into fight or flight mode. The amygdala goes on high alert , and the prefrontal cortex—the part responsible for impulse control, problem solving, and emotional regulation skills—goes offline. That’s when you see: Emotional meltdowns over small requests Sensory overload and strong feelings Poor impulse control Difficulty starting tasks Public meltdowns that feel confusing and exhausting It’s not defiance. It’s a child whose nervous system is overwhelmed. What's happening in my child’s brain during intense meltdowns? During childhood meltdowns, stress hormones like cortisol surge. In sympathetic overdrive, your child cannot access coping skills or manage e…","meta_description":"Struggling to understand your child’s ups and downs? 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