Parenting Balance Podcast
On the Parenting Balance Podcast, Teresa, a licensed mental health counselor, and Kelly, a licensed clinical social worker, debate and simplify the latest brain science research for emotional wellness. Experienced family therapists and parents of complex kids themselves offer different viewpoints on what it takes to raise resilient kids in today’s complicated world. The end result is that you will hear the latest research on ADHD and anxiety, and learn simple parenting strategies to help you find the right balance for your family.
Episodes
22 episodes
020 Sensory Integration Therapy with Lilibel Bernhardt
Did you know that sensory integration problems may manifest as distraction, impulsivity, lashing out or melting down? It can also manifest through hyperactivity, resisting hugs and putting things in their mouth. There are many theories to the c...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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33:23
019 Energy Psychology with Dr. Cynthia Higgins
In this week's episode, we explore ENERGY HEALING as an alternative treatment that can be used to relieve anxiety among kids with ADHD. It is more popular for dealing with health issues, but is gaining traction in mental health. This is because...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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37:56
018 Internet Safety with Dr Lisa Rapp-McCall
This is the 2nd part of the 2-part series of our talk with Dr. Lisa Rapp-McCall about human trafficking. This episode focuses on the internet as the primary means for human traffickers to target unsuspecting and vulnerable youths for thei...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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36:46
017 Human Trafficking With Dr. Rapp-McCall
Human trafficking is a 150 billion dollar industry and the third-largest crime industry in the world. The idea of human trafficking is so disturbing that many parents can’t imagine having a conversation with their children about it. In this epi...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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27:54
016 Legal Empowerment For Parents With Kevin Astl
People with ADHD break the law four to seven times more than individuals without ADHD. This explains why many parents we talk to worry about their child getting into legal trouble. In this episode, Attorney Kevin Astl explains h...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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27:19
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015 Canine Assisted Therapy With Dr. Sabrina Schuck
Attention dog lovers! We were thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Dr. Sabrina Schuck about the research she has led on canine-assisted therapy. In this episode, you will learn the difference between a service animal, a therapy animal,...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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32:27
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014 Nutrition Basics For Brains With Isa Griffin
With the COVID pandemic seemingly never-ending, many families find themselves making unhealthy meal choices while limiting their physical activity. We are guilty of this ourselves and coined the weight we gained “the Covid-19 lbs.” This is why ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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44:50
013 Could Academic Coaching Be The Missing Piece For Your Child?
If your child continues to struggle academically academic coaching could be the answer. Students with ADHD and anxiety are more likely to experience problems with homework, GPA, and attendance. Oftentimes therapy and medication aren’t enough...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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54:51
012 Are You Seeing Symptoms Clearly?
Did you know that there are eye disorders that share the same symptoms like ADHD and Anxiety? Can you believe that as many as 1 in 20 school-age kids are affected by a vision difference called Convergence Insufficiency (CI), yet routine eye ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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38:20
011 For Parents Who Want More; An ADHD Assessment that Combines Both Subjective And Objective Data
If you want more than a subjective questionnaire completed by the teacher to verify your child’s diagnosis of ADHD then you don’t want to miss our interview with April Green, APRN. April is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and the ow...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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49:20
010 Video Games and ADHD Brains: A Blessing or a Curse?
The issue of video games is a frequent debate between many parents and their children. Video games are especially reinforcing for kids with non-neurotypical brains, as playing them allows for opportunities to hyper-focus in a relatively e...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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24:29
009 One Effective Behavior Management Strategy for Oppositional or Defiant Behaviors
Many parents of children with ADHD watch them engage in problematic behaviors and wonder if they may have Oppositional Defiant Disorder. ODD diagnoses are common among children who were first diagnosed with ADHD, and in this episode we di...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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22:59
008 The Benefits of Daily Mindfulness
As parents, we may wonder why our children have difficulty being calm. Like everything else, kids need us to teach them how to do it! If we don’t model our own calmness and discuss what it feels like, they won’t know how to achieve ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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22:05
007 Teresa's Tale About Tapping
It can be frustrating if traditional therapy does not appear to be working optimally for you or for your child. Teresa and Kelly discuss the self-help tool known as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) or “Tapping”. When we tap, the st...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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18:26
006 One Simple Way To Find Balance
Today Teresa and Kelly explain cognitive behavioral therapy also known as CBT. Here at the Parenting Balance Podcast, you'll find simple, science-based tools and tricks for parenting kids with ADHD or anxiety. Although we are both family therap...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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23:02
005 Do Stimulants Cause Addiction?
Because the medication used to treat ADHD is a controlled substance, it's natural for parents to have fears about giving it to their kid. In this episode, Kelly and Teresa discuss the most common concerns they hear from parents, explain how sti...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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17:56
004 The Test That Started It All
In this episode, Kelly shares her personal story about how she first learned that her child had ADHD and answers the question of when is the right time for parents to think about medication therapy as a treatment option. Here at the Parenting B...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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16:49
003 Structural Brain Differences & Executive Function
In this episode, our daring duo explains the basics of how ADHD neurology impacts the development of executive function skills. The Episode references th...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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19:36
002 The Motivation Mystery
In this episode, we're going to talk about why kids with ADHD don't want to do the things we ask them to do. Here at the Parenting Balance Podcast, you'll find simple, science-based tools and tricks for parenting kids with ADHD or anxiety. Alth...
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Episode 2
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18:44
001 ADHD The Bottom Line
In this episode, our daring duo answers an important question for any parent of a child that’s been diagnosed with ADHD: What is the first thing parents must know if their child has ADHD? Here at the Parenting Balance Podcast, you'll find simpl...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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23:22
000 Intro & welcome to the Parenting Balance Podcast!
Here you'll find simple, science-based tools and tricks for parenting kids with ADHD or anxiety. Although we are both family therapists, this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not replace the guidance of a qualified professi...
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Season 1
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