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In this episode DJ and her guest, cognitive psychologist and brain training researcher Dr. Amy Moore, discuss things parents and teachers can do to help a child with ADHD and OCD. Listen in as they talk about differences in the brains of neurodiverse kids, the signs to look for and the variety of approaches from medication, nutrition and the importance of sleep to cognitive physical activity or brain training to help prevent inappropriate attention skills, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation. 

Dr. Amy Moore is a cognitive psychologist and director of research at LearningRx in Colorado Springs, CO at the headquarters of the largest network of cognitive training centers in the world. She specializes in cognitive rehabilitation training and cognition assessment for ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders, brain injury, learning disabilities, and age-related cognitive decline.

TIMESTAMPS
• [5:06] Dr. Moore shares the impact cognitive training can have in the classroom?
• [7:34] “The sense of feeling defeated, impacts their motivation, impacts their desire to even try. Right. I mean, it can be devastating.”  
• [11:42] Amy shares things parents and teachers can do to help their child with ADHD.
• [39:23]Dr. Moore discusses the commonalities between ADHD and OCD. 

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In this episode, Bailey Olsen is back to talk about what to do when the kids have lost their minds from being overstimulated and the tantrums or outbursts that ensue.  Listen in as she and DJ discuss your own behavior while the meltdown is happening,  how to handle your child’s big emotions during the occurrence, how to prepare for the next incident and a few things you can do after the fact to turn the situation into a learning moment for your little one.

Bailey is a second and third grade elementary school teacher and just like our beloved host (who she happens to be related to), Bailey has a passion for teaching children. When Bailey isn’t performing her favorite job of them all, wife and mother, she serves as gymnastic coach which has been a passion since she was a young girl.

TIMESTAMPS
• [7:30] “I'm so much more calm. I get upset less. I am better at defusing these meltdowns…”
• [10:58] “It is just staying calm myself, and looking at the positives. What are some alternatives?”
• [23:14] DJ discusses the frustration that occurs when your young child really wants something but doesn’t have the vocabulary to express it.
• [25:45] Bailey suggests, as a sensory release when a child is angry, to have them stomp their feet as hard as they can…

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Does your child have difficulty focusing or paying attention? Are they hyperactive? And do you wonder if they may have ADHD? Today, we are talking to Dr. Walt Karniski, an ADHD expert and author for some answers. Listen in as he explains where ADHD comes from and helps us understand that the diagnosis doesn't mean that your kid is doomed. If you've ever wondered whether you or your child has ADHD, this episode will address some of those common questions. 

Walt Karniski is a Developmental Pediatrician. He trained at Boston Children’s Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical Center. He was the Director of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics at the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida for 15 years. He then opened a private practice and for 20 years, evaluated and treated children with ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Learning Disabilities and other developmental difficulties. 

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• [14:08] “The first question that I asked in my book is, is medication effective? Does it work? And there's actually three ways that we know that medication works and works extremely well.”
• [17:11] Dr. Karniski shares why there is compelling evidence that medication works.
• [19:54] “Many other people have been diagnosed with ADHD and they found ways to To make it a productive part of their lives…” 
• [26:54] Dr. Karniski explains, “as young as three years of age, we can distinguish that a child is having difficulty with hyperactivity, impulsivity, short attention span, distractibility…”

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In this episode, DJ speaks with Dr. Danny Brassell about getting your children to read more, read better and actually love reading! Listen in as Dr. Danny explains why  “Captain Underpants is the gateway drug to Shakespeare.” And stay tuned as he shares some of his proven techniques to incorporate reading outside of the classroom every day and how to flip the script to take it from teaching kids the misery of reading to sharing the wonder of reading. 

A highly-sought after speaker, trainer and coach known as “Jim Carrey with a Ph.D.,” Dr. Danny Brassell has spoken to over 3,500 audiences worldwide and authored 16 books, including his latest, Leadership Begins with Motivation. He helps entrepreneurs, executives and small business owners boost their business and impact by improving their communication skills.

TIMESTAMPS
• [7:17] “In 67 days, just over two months, I guarantee we’ll get your kid to read more, read better, and most importantly, to love reading…” 
• [10:03] “Wait a sec, are you telling me if I can get my kid to read for 10 minutes a day outside of school, I can take them from an F to a C?” 
• [11:32] Dr. Danny shares a technique he used on his own children about embracing TV and technology but charging an “admission” of a book to read before allowing the children to engage with the technology. 
• [13:54] Danny shares that turning on the closed captioning on your television set helps children tremendously with reading - especially if there are not a lot of books in the house. 

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In this episode, DJ talks with parent, grandparent, retired educator and children’s author, Barbara Ann Mojica, about the importance of learning our history so we can have a sense of where we've come from, who we are and how we fit into the world. Listen in as Barbara shares suggestions for parents to introduce history to their children at a very young age and how she has made history come alive using the whimsical Little Miss History character to narrate her book series that makes learning history a truly fun filled adventure. 

Barbara Ann Mojica is an author, educator, and parent who provides tools to inspire, entertain and educate youth. Barbara Ann Mojica, M.A. S.A.S., S.D.A is a historian and retired educator. Her education career spans more than forty years serving as a teacher, special educator, principal, and school district administrator. Barbara feels that history is the key to solving today’s problems. Using the whimsical Little Miss History character to narrate her book series, she makes learning history a fun-filled adventure. Barbara firmly believes, "If you don't know your history, you don't know what you're talking about."

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• [6:47] “I tell children that the moment you're born, you become a character in history.”
• [7:14] “History is an evolution. It's ongoing. So everything in the world has a history, we have a history…”
• [11:19] Barbara discusses the connections and context of things “because children always want to have the answers to those magic questions.” 
• [17:02] Barbara introduces facts and events in her books that people may not have been aware of. 

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In this episode, DJ talks with a Forbes ranked CEO, mother and author, Sherrie Barch, about experiencing the loss of a loved one and the terminology to use with smaller children about death and the grieving process. Listen in as they discuss the different vantage points for each family member when someone dies and how her book “Heaven's Bell” was written to help with difficult but healthy conversation starters so everyone can move forward in love, memory and compassion.

Sherrie Barch is the CEO of two Forbes’ ranked top executive search firms and a leadership consulting company. As a mom, she describes herself as a part-time pancreas for her two youngest sons who were both diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes within the same year. Sherrie’s passion for storytelling and making room for serious and “heavy” conversations was a strong motivation for her to write her children’s book Heaven’s Bell based on a story of the same name she penned several years prior. One of her goals for Heaven’s Bell is to create and inspire a safe space for families to have a conversation about death and dying in a natural and productive way.

TIMESTAMPS
• [5:11] “As parents, we're kind of being forced to maybe create some space for difficult conversations.”
• [8:13] “My family kind of shielded us from death. So they didn't take us to the funeral because it was so sad…” 
• [14:00] “ And it's not about covering up death and dying or making it a less serious topic. That's not it. Because where the conversation goes, is to be able to create some of those healthy conversations.”
• [18:01] “When a family is experiencing a death, everybody in the family also has a different vantage point, whether you're a sister or a parent, or younger sister, older brother…”

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Is there something in school like music, art, woodshop, cheerleading or sports, that keeps your kids wanting to learn more? In this episode, DJ talks with Mark Taylor, a percussionist and instructor from the UK, about the classes and teachers that get kids excited about learning, and those that create an environment for them to grow, thrive, and be themselves. Listen in as they discuss how creativity is going to give rise to the skills, the understanding and the knowledge that we all need in the future for a sustainable, happy and tolerant planet. 

Mark has been a professional percussionist for 25 years and has had the opportunity of performing with some of the UK’s finest orchestras and theater companies. Finding his passion and ‘voice’ through music gave Mark the desire to share this understanding through his drum and percussion teaching which he provides in schools and in his private practice.

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• [6:41] “It's the young people who are at the heart of everything that we're doing.” 
• [12:47] “I think the more we can take this sort of natural learning, understanding that we all know, as parents, and take that into a slightly more formal setting,”
• [27:41] “We have to put our focus on what the child needs… how much information, how much support, how much general kind of extra things you put in play to give them what they need.”
• [44:29] “The more you can give them the environment where they can step into who they really are and how they can help others, then that's going to change and that kind of positive reinforcement is going to be great for them…”

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In this episode, DJ talks with pediatric sleep consultant, Becca Campbell about that precious commodity and foundation our children need to ensure health and wellness and being well rested… sleep! Tune in to hear how this mom gets her two elementary aged daughters to sleep 11 hours every single night! Curious about how she makes that happen? She has helped 1000s of families resolve exhausting sleep habits and she can help you too by listening to this episode.

Becca Campbell, M.A.T., is a certified pediatric sleep consultant and the CEO and founder of Little Z’s Sleep (www.littlezsleep.com) and The Sleep Sorority. She has guided tens of thousands of families through the exhausting world of newborn, baby, and toddler sleep and is trusted by pediatric clinics and medical specialists across the country. Becca is also the host of the #3 globally-ranked pediatric podcast, Little Z's Sleep Podcast, and her expertise has been featured in outlets like Parents magazine, NBC news, yahoo!Life, and Toddler Purgatory. As a CEO, wife, and mother of two, she understands the importance of restful, restorative sleep, so she’s dedicated to helping families make sleep a thing.

TIMESTAMPS
• [4:56] Becca discusses how sleep is the foundation of health and wellbeing.
• [7:54] “When you sleep, your appetite is regulated. When you sleep, your hormones, your emotions are regulated… sleep touches every part of your life.”
• [14:08] Becca talks about consolidated sleep and the importance of getting through all the sleep cycles so our bodies can get the actual rest and the reprieve it needs for the brain to function properly.
• [15:43] “75% of a child’s growth hormones that their body is going to be secreting are going to happen at nighttime.”

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Do you think there are questions in faith that we just shouldn't ask… or should we be able to ask questions? My guest in this episode is Jay Aedo and he has written a “what if” story from the Bible… a familiar story with a twist. His book, The Conscious Bible Stories: Cain and Abel, examines the possibility and what it might have looked like if Cain was unable to kill Abel and they work things out and move forward. Listen in as we discuss having open ended conversations with our children and how allowing them to come up with their own conclusions to things really sets them up for success.

Jay Aedo is an international entrepreneur, teacher of practical philosophy and children’s book author. Born and raised in southern California, Jay often felt the weight of the different belief systems his parents, teachers and religious leaders followed. As a writer and community leader, he encourages his young readers to look beyond the antiquated programs of the stories that have repeated for centuries. For the first time in the history of children’s books, an author tells biblical stories from a super-conscious perspective.

TIMESTAMPS
• [6:20] Jay shares how his bible story with a twist is meant to represent a new story for humanity as to the potential of what we could be.  
• [11:08] “You know, I feel like it's more like these conversations, these open ended conversations where we allow kids to come up with their own conclusions to things really sets them up for success to where they're, they're looking with confidence within themselves to find the answers.”
• [18:15] “I feel it's very healthy to ask, what if? What if this? What if that? Isn't that where our natural curiosity stems from?”  
• [23:37] “Because of our self consciousness, and our insecurities, and our self doubt and our fear, we've translated these stories to be more fearful stories as to who we're supposed to be.”  

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In this episode, DJ talks with Dr. Corey Gilbert, an author, speaker and podcaster about what we can do as parents to teach our children the important values and ethics that they are going to need to survive in the world as adults. Listen in as they discuss being an active parent, paying attention to what they consume on social media and helping your kids see their true value and place in the world.

Dr. Corey Gilbert is the CEO and Founder of the HealingLives Center, an acclaimed author, podcaster and sought-after speaker. Every day he works passionately to support and coach individuals of all walks of life as they overcome their pain, understand who they are, and even see value in their suffering. 

TIMESTAMPS
• [6:44] Dr. Gilbert discusses the issue of absent fathers and that we should equip and encourage dads…
• [8:42] “Your kids are watching every move you make, even if they aren't consciously watching it. They're unconsciously learning…” 
• [19:09] Corey encourages parents to be more active in their kid’s lives, to pay attention to what they are consuming on social media and to “think through what you really want in terms of measuring stick for the goals of who your kids become?”
• [14:03] “We've misused and abused and devalued that's what the internet does.” 

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