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Anxiety can be a huge challenge for neurodivergent childrenā¦and their families. It can feel overwhelming, confusing and never-ending. But there IS a way forwards, and you donāt have to let anxiety hold your child back.
We welcome child educational psychologist Nadia du Plessis to give a masterclass on how anxiety shows up for your child, the impacts it can have and - most importantly - how you can help your child build true resilience and take back control of their thoughts and emotions.
Nadia reveals:
š·ļø How āanxietyā can be an extremely heavy label to burden child with, when it could be defined as a different emotion.
š¢ Spotting the difference between ānormalā rollercoaster emotions and anxiety disorder emotions.
š Why neurodivergent children may experience more anxiety on a regular basis.
š The hidden signs & behaviours to look out for in order to understand whether your child is suffering from anxiety.
šļø Why anxiety is NOT always about the child who is naughty or disobedient, and is more about control
šŖ« The phenomenons of āemotional blindnessā and āneurodivergent burnoutā and how they can impact neurodivergent children.
šµāš« How to deal with āend of yearā chaos when there is too much to do and too little time.
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š§ Tried and tested psychological strategies to help your child overcome anxiety āin the momentā
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If mealtimes & food have ever been a challenge for you and your child, then EPIC Families is serving you up a treat.
We bring you Dietician Consultant Natarsha McEwan, and she is an absolute expert in advising neurodivergent children and their families about food, mealtimes, diet and nutrition. Through her work at The MacMurray Centre in New Zealand, she helps children and their families navigate the mealtime maze.
If youāve ever struggled with getting your child to eat a balanced diet, keeping them at the table, encouraging them to try new foodā¦ or generally get through mealtimes without guilt, overwhelm and a breakdown, then this is for you.
Natarsha revealsā¦
š± The nutrition & dietary challenges children with ADHD typically face.
š©āš¬ Why āfollowing the scienceā is only half the story when it comes to your childās dietary needs.
š„ The secret to making long-lasting mealtime changes that work for the whole family.
š·ļø How labels of āfussyā, ārestrictedā or āparticularā eater can impact how children perceive mealtimes.
š The power of a food diaryā¦.but why your child shouldnāt focus on weight or calories.
š„¦ How to help a child to get comfortable eating āyukkyā food.
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š āBreak in case of emergencyā what to do when your child gets seriously āHangryā.
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EPIC Families is about creating Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Children. Discover how in in our website here: https://www.myepicfamily.com/
Join the free EPIC Families community here. Be seen, be heard and discover strength in neurodiversity.
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok
Get free access to the ultimate parentās guide to ADHD for children: ADHD Unlocked.
EPIC Families is part of Bay Paediatrics, one of New Zealandās leading child neurodiversity clinics. Discover more here: https://baypaediatrics.com/
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Itās time to unlock the sensory processing puzzle once and for all.
Meet Kelly Karlson, from The Different OT. She's the expert Occupational Therapist who is seen as a Neurodiversity ācircuit breakerā for children and their parents when life becomes a little too overwhelming. In this wisdom-packed episode of EPIC Families, Kelly does a deep dive into child sensory processing.
We reveal:
š§ What sensory processing is, and how it can impact ALL of us.
āļø The challenges and advantages of sensory seeking and sensory avoiding behaviours.
š« Why saying āNoā to your childās sensory requests could be making parenting harder than it needs to be.
š A powerful tactic you can use to channel your childās endless energy around the house.
š§ How to put yourself in your childās shoes and see the world though their āsensory lensā.
ā”ļø The secret to creating a ācircuit breakerā for when it feels like your child is in a sensory overload.
š» A lesson from Goldilocks & The Three Bears that can help you understand your childās behaviour.
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š An amazing āfreezer sectionā hack to overcome supermarket meltdowns
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EPIC Families is about creating Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Children. Discover how in in our website here: https://www.myepicfamily.com/
Join the free EPIC Families community here. Be seen, be heard and discover strength in neurodiversity.
Click here to get free access to the ultimate parentās guide to ADHD for children: ADHD Unlocked.
EPIC Families is part of Bay Paediatrics, one of New Zealandās leading child neurodiversity clinics. Discover more here: https://baypaediatrics.com/
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Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Childrenā¦. Itās time to be EPIC!
In this episode, we focus on supporting your child in classroom, and dealing with schools and teachers
Rebecca (Bo) OāSullivan is a Child Occupational Therapist with over 10 yearsā experience. She is the person families call when their neurodiverse child is struggling with their development in play, movement, sensory processing, motor skills, or forming relationships.
This is essential listening for any family where a child has struggled with their learning or in the classroomā¦and for any parent who has struggled to communicate with their childās teacher!
This episode revealsā¦
š± The surprising truth about how so many parents have ZERO idea about how their child is doing at school.
šŖ Dangers of ācatastrophisingā school feedback and overlooking your childās strengths.
š How a ācommunication diaryā between teacher and parents can be the key to unlocking communication barriers.
šØāš« Why teachers may choose to ādiluteā the information they share with parents.
š Identifying the āquietā ADHD child in the classroom who often goes overlooked and unseen.
š¤ When youāre called into class: How to best handle conversations with teachers
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ā What you definitely should NOT do when handling situations around your child and school.
>>>>> 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 Zealandās leading child neurodiversity clinics. Discover more about Bay Paediatrics at: https://baypaediatrics.com/
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Struggling to deal with your childās emotional outbursts? Then this is for you.
EPIC Families is all about creating Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Children, and this weekās 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 childrenā¦and parents!
She revealsā¦.
š āThe two-story houseā model that explains how neurodivergent childrenās brains work.
š§ Why emotional outbursts are the ātip of the icebergā, and how to understand whatās going on under the surface.
š®āāļø Good cop, Bad Copā¦The difficulties of two parents or households using different parenting strategies.
š What to when the teacher says your child is having outbursts at school.
š½ļø How to reduce and avoid mealtime meltdowns.
š The benefits (and dangers) of using Reward Charts
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ā 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 Zealandās leading child neurodiversity clinics. Discover more here: https://baypaediatrics.com/
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Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Childrenā¦. Itās 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 youāve tried āeverythingā to help your child and you still feel lostā¦ then you have to hear Nadia's expertise
Nadia delivers an absolute parenting masterclass in:
āHelping families to gain understanding of their childās neurodiversity, especially when their kids say, "Whatās wrong with me?ā
šŗļø āHow do we manage this?ā, where to go and what action to take after a neurodiversity diagnosis.
šµāš« What to do when you feel overloaded by too much conflicting advice from too many so-called āexpertsā.
š¤ How to get the right people and the right plan to support the bespoke needs of your child.
š¬ Tackling anxiety and supporting your child when they feel overwhelmed.
š§ Gaining a better understanding of sensory-seeking behaviour.
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š ļø The secret to helping your child create their personal learning ātoolkitā 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 Zealandās 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 Zealandās 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:
š¶āš«ļø How neurodiverse children can often hide āunder the radarā at school, and how this can make a neurodiversity diagnosis difficult.
š The importance of taking a holistic view of a childās life, and not just focusing on ADHD alone.
š§ Explaining the neurodiversity spectrumā¦and how it can run in the family!
š¤ How to unlock improved sleep for your child, and the power of getting a good nightsā sleepā¦.for your child and you!
š£ļøThe importance of communicating ADHD with your childā¦and how to do it.
š§© How to unlock the neurodiversity ābehaviour puzzleā when every family and every parent is unique.
Plusā¦.
š¤Æ The one thing you SHOULDNāT 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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Surely every neurodiverse family deserves to be an EPIC family? EPIC stands for Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Children.
ADHD and Autism can leave children and their families feeling trapped, shackled, overlooked, misunderstood and forgotten.
I should know, Iām a neurodiverse dad in a neurodivergent family. And Iām sick & tired of looking for āthe answerā when it comes to neurodiverse parenting.
So this is the launch of EPIC Families, a podcast and resource centre from Bay Paediatrics - one of New Zealandās leading child neurodiversity clinics.
We created EPIC Families because we got p*ssed off and frustrated that so many families are waiting too long for an ADHD or Autism diagnosis, or they finally get that diagnosis, and then get next to ZERO support and guidance that is real, practical and actually makes a difference.
Because - letās face it - if youāve got a neurodiverse child youāre either on the spectrum yourself, or you havenāt got the bloody time or energy to sit through yet another parenting course.
Well, itās time to think differently about neurodiversityā¦ and itās time to break the mould.
Iām no expert, but Iām on a mission to bring you the best experts in the world to help you become an EPIC family.
Iāve also started a free community where you can be seen, be heard, and be YOURSELF. You can join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/epicfamiliescommunity
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