Understanding the Dysregulated Child with Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge | CP272

What if the challenging behavior you're seeing isn't really the problem, but a sign of what's happening underneath?

In this week's guest episode of Connected Parenting, Jennifer sits down with Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, a therapist, certified school psychologist, author, podcast host, and Mom who has spent more than 30 years working with children and families. Together, they explore dysregulation, the nervous system, and why understanding what's driving a child's behavior can completely change the way we respond to it.

Dr. Roseann shares insights from her work and her book, The Dysregulated Kid, helping parents understand why talking, correcting, and giving consequences may not work when a child's nervous system is already overwhelmed.

This conversation offers parents a practical and compassionate way to understand difficult behavior while helping children build the regulation skills they need to navigate stress, emotions, and everyday life.

Jennifer's Takeaways:

• Understanding Nervous System Dysregulation (00:00)
• The Importance of Co-Regulation (10:12)
• Strategies for Building Regulation Capacity (12:12)
• The COMMS Framework for Regulation (22:37)
• Modeling and Reinforcing Skills (25:58)
• Managing Anxiety and OCD Patterns (30:02)

Meet Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Website: https://www.drroseann.com/

Meet Jennifer Kolari

Jennifer Kolari is the host of the “Connected Parenting” weekly podcast and the co-host of “The Mental Health Comedy” podcast. Kolari is a frequent guest on Nationwide morning shows and podcasts in the US and Canada. Her advice can also be found in many Canadian and US magazines such as; Today’s Parent, Parents Magazine and Canadian Family.

Kolari’s powerful parenting model is based on the neurobiology of love, teaching parents how to use compassion and empathy as powerful medicine to transform challenging behavior and build children’s emotional resilience and emotional shock absorbers.

Jennifer’s wisdom, quick wit and down to earth style help parents navigate modern-day parenting problems, offering real-life examples as well as practical and effective tools and strategies.

Her highly entertaining, inspiring workshops are shared with warmth and humour, making her a crowd-pleasing speaker with schools, medical professionals, corporations and agencies throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

One of the nation’s leading parenting experts, Jennifer Kolari, is a highly sought- after international speaker and the founder of Connected Parenting. A child and family therapist with a busy practice based in San Diego and Toronto, Kolari is also the author of Connected Parenting: How to Raise A Great Kid (Penguin Group USA and Penguin Canada, 2009) and You’re Ruining My Life! (But Not Really): Surviving the Teenage Years with Connected Parenting (Penguin Canada, 2011).