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Episode #144: Parenting During the Pandemic + Tips on How to Help Your Children Deal with Changes in Routines, Missed Milestones, & Anxiety (Interview with Child Psychologist Dr. Rebecca Hershberg)


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Many people around the world are currently stuck at home, which can be difficult under the best of circumstances. Yet what happens if you have young children? What happens when the schools are closed, you have to work and everyone is at home, frustrated, scared and uncertain as to how long this situation will last? In this week’s blog and podcast, I speak to child psychologist, parenting coach, author of The Tantrum Survival Guide: Tune In to Your Toddler's Mind (and Your Own) to Calm the Craziness and Make Family Fun Again, founder of Little House Calls and mother of two young boys Dr. Rebecca Schrag Hershberg on parenting during the pandemic, tips on how to help your children deal with changes in routines, missed milestones, anxiety and fear, and mental health strategies for parents. Podcast Time Highlights-7:00 Why Rebecca loves children-9:30 Why we need to be the grown-ups in the room-11:18 How do we manage disrupted routines?-12:35 Discipline in context -16:50 Should we still celebrate birthdays?-19:33 Play, Play, Play-22:35 How to keep your kids busy-28:20 How to teach your children coping strategies -31:27 Should you answer coronavirus questions?-35:00 Why it is okay to say you don’t know-36:48 What to do when you need help too-38:17 How to speak to your children about finances -42:42 How to protect your own mental health -46:00 Rupture and repair: why we all fail-50:37 How to deal with regression and baby play-53:39 How to help your teenager  For more information on Dr. Rebecca visit: https://littlehousecalls.com/Get her book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1462529712 Check out her blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/rebecca-schrag-hershberg-phd Cosmic Kids Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga GoNoodle: https://www.gonoodle.com/ Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems: https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/ San Diego Zoo Kids: https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/  Additional reading: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/little-house-calls/202003/parenting-during-covid-19  Read the full blog and podcast transcript here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/parenting-during-the-pandemic-tips-on-how-to-help-your-children-deal-with-changes-in-routines-missed-milestones-anxiety-and-fear-and-mental-health-strategies-for-parents-with-child-psychologist-and-parenting-coach-dr-rebecca-schrag-hershberg    Special offers from our sponsors:  -KiwiCo (the best way to keep your children busy!): Get YOUR FIRST MONTH FREE on select crates at kiwico.com/DRLEAF.  -Organifi (one of my favorite superfood companies!): Get 15% off your order of Organifi Pure today with code DRLEAF. Just visit organifi.com/drleaf and use code DRLEAF at checkout.    Additional Resources: Get my new 21 day brain detox program here: https://theswitch.app  Register now for my 2020 Mental Health Summit Dec 3-5 in Dallas, TX! Early bird sale ends 3/31: https://www.drleafconference.com   Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)  Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips! -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/ -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf   If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! For podcast sponsorship inquiries, questions regarding the episode, or topic suggestions please email [email protected]

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