Struggling to deal with your child’s emotional outbursts? Then this is for you.

EPIC Families is all about creating Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Children, and this week’s episode is a deep dive into handling meltdown, tantrums, arguments and outbursts.

We welcome back Dr Sarah Moll, consultant paediatrician at Tauranga Hospital in New Zealand, and co-founder of Bay Paediatrics. Sarah shares her expertise in how neurodiverse families can better understand and manage emotional outbursts from children…and parents!

She reveals….

🏠 ’The two-story house’ model that explains how neurodivergent children’s brains work.

🧊 Why emotional outbursts are the ’tip of the iceberg’, and how to understand what’s going on under the surface.

👮‍♂️ Good cop, Bad Cop…The difficulties of two parents or households using different parenting strategies.

🎓 What to when the teacher says your child is having outbursts at school.

🍽️ How to reduce and avoid mealtime meltdowns.

🏆 The benefits (and dangers) of using Reward Charts

PLUS

❌ What NOT to do when your child (or you!) are having an emotional outburst.

>>>>> Join the free EPIC Families community here. Be seen, be heard and discover strength in neurodiversity.

EPIC Families is part of Bay Paediatrics, one of New Zealand’s leading child neurodiversity clinics. Discover more here: https://baypaediatrics.com/

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Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Children…. It’s time to be EPIC!

In this episode, we welcome child educational psychologist Nadia du Plessis to the EPIC Families Podcast. Nadia is based in New Zealand and is an expert at helping families create strength in neurodiversity.

If you feel like you’ve tried ‘everything’ to help your child and you still feel lost… then you have to hear Nadia's expertise

Nadia delivers an absolute parenting masterclass in:

❓Helping families to gain understanding of their child’s neurodiversity, especially when their kids say, "What’s wrong with me?”

🗺️ “How do we manage this?”, where to go and what action to take after a neurodiversity diagnosis.

😵‍💫 What to do when you feel overloaded by too much conflicting advice from too many so-called ‘experts’.

🤝 How to get the right people and the right plan to support the bespoke needs of your child.

😬 Tackling anxiety and supporting your child when they feel overwhelmed.

🧠 Gaining a better understanding of sensory-seeking behaviour.

PLUS

🛠️ The secret to helping your child create their personal learning ‘toolkit’ that focuses on their wonderful, unique strengths.

>>>>> Join the free EPIC Families community here. Be seen, be heard and discover strength in neurodiversity.

EPIC Families is part of Bay Paediatrics, one of New Zealand’s leading child neurodiversity clinics. Discover more here: https://baypaediatrics.com/

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Every neurodiverse family deserves to be an EPIC family: Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Children

Dr Sarah Moll is a Consultant Paediatrician and co-founder of Bay Paediatrics, one of New Zealand’s leading child neurodiversity clinics.

In episode 1 of the EPIC Families podcast, Sarah reveals how families can adapt and thrive by turning neurodiversity into a superpower.

This episode covers:

😶‍🌫️ How neurodiverse children can often hide ‘under the radar’ at school, and how this can make a neurodiversity diagnosis difficult.

🙌 The importance of taking a holistic view of a child’s life, and not just focusing on ADHD alone.

🧠 Explaining the neurodiversity spectrum…and how it can run in the family!

💤 How to unlock improved sleep for your child, and the power of getting a good nights’ sleep….for your child and you!

🗣️The importance of communicating ADHD with your child…and how to do it.

🧩 How to unlock the neurodiversity ‘behaviour puzzle’ when every family and every parent is unique.

Plus….

🤯 The one thing you SHOULDN’T do when your child is in meltdown mode.

Join the free EPIC Families community here. Be seen, be heard and discover strength in neurodiversity.

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