The Mental Breakdown

As our children become teenagers, they begin to voice their opinions and insist on being heard. As one would expect, this often leads to disagreements and conflict. As parents, though, we must find a way to avoid the common pitfall of being drawn into futile arguments that result in nothing more than frustration, anger, and punishment.

In today's podcast, Dr. Berney and Dr. Richard discuss some of the common reasons teenagers use arguments and provide parents strategies for dealing with these situations.

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The Handbook for Raising an Emotionally Health Child Part 1: Behavior Management is now available on kindle! Get your copy today!

The Elimination Diet Manual is now available on kindle and nook! Get your copy today!

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Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Children ask lots of questions; and "Why?" seems to be among their favorite. While we typically encourage parents to provide developmentally appropriate answers to most questions, there are times when their "Why" questions are problematic. Today we discuss how parents should avoid the trap of the "perpetual whys." 

Our schedule will be as follows:

Monday - Weekday Start-up

Tuesday - Mental Health in the News

Wednesday - Questions from Listeners

Thursday - Brown Bag

Friday - Weekend Wind-down

We hope that you will join us each morning so that we can help you make your day the best it can be! See you tomorrow.

The Parenting Your ADHD Child course is now loaded. Check it out at Paedeiallc.com! FOR A LIMITED TIME, YOU CAN GET THE COURSE FOR 80% OFF WITH THE OFFER CODE: FALL16

The Handbook for Raising an Emotionally Health Child Part 1: Behavior Management is now available on kindle! Get your copy today!

The Elimination Diet Manual is now available on kindle and nook! Get your copy today!

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube Channels, Paedeia and The Mental Breakdown.

Please leave us a review on iTunes so that others might find our podcast and join in on the conversation!

NEW!! The Mental Breakdown Podcast is now on Google Play Music!

About our theme song:

Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100647

Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Throughout the teen years, our children will often choose to explore lifestyle choices that are inconsistent with their families. While this is a normal part of development, the way in which we respond will make a tremendous difference as it relates to our relationship. Today we respond to a listener question about her daughter's newest fad, veganism.

Our schedule will be as follows:

Monday - Weekday Start-up

Tuesday - Mental Health in the News

Wednesday - Questions from Listeners

Thursday - Brown Bag

Friday - Weekend Wind-down

We hope that you will join us each morning so that we can help you make your day the best it can be! See you tomorrow.

The Parenting Your ADHD Child course is now loaded. Check it out at Paedeiallc.com! FOR A LIMITED TIME, YOU CAN GET THE COURSE FOR 80% OFF WITH THE OFFER CODE: FALL16

The Handbook for Raising an Emotionally Health Child Part 1: Behavior Management is now available on kindle! Get your copy today!

The Elimination Diet Manual is now available on kindle and nook! Get your copy today!

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube Channels, Paedeia and The Mental Breakdown.

Please leave us a review on iTunes so that others might find our podcast and join in on the conversation!

NEW!! The Mental Breakdown Podcast is now on Google Play Music!

About our theme song:

Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100647

Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Sometimes, for reasons beyond our control, issues arise that affect our day. When this happens in the morning, we are at risk for being thrown off for the rest of the day. Today we talk about a few simple strategies you can use to get your day back on track, even if you get up on the wrong side of the bed.

Our schedule will be as follows:

Monday - Weekday Start-up

Tuesday - Mental Health in the News

Wednesday - Questions from Listeners

Thursday - Brown Bag

Friday - Weekend Wind-down

We hope that you will join us each morning so that we can help you make your day the best it can be! See you tomorrow.

The Parenting Your ADHD Child course is now loaded. Check it out at Paedeiallc.com! FOR A LIMITED TIME, YOU CAN GET THE COURSE FOR 80% OFF WITH THE OFFER CODE: FALL16

The Handbook for Raising an Emotionally Health Child Part 1: Behavior Management is now available on kindle! Get your copy today!

The Elimination Diet Manual is now available on kindle and nook! Get your copy today!

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube Channels, Paedeia and The Mental Breakdown.

Please leave us a review on iTunes so that others might find our podcast and join in on the conversation!

NEW!! The Mental Breakdown Podcast is now on Google Play Music!

About our theme song:

Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100647

Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Historically, psychological theory focused primarily on psychopathology - mental illness. However, the field of positive psychology challenges us with the idea that we are not broken, that we are not a problem to fix.

Our schedule will be as follows:

Monday - Weekday Start-up

Tuesday - Mental Health in the News

Wednesday - Questions from Listeners

Thursday - Brown Bag

Friday - Weekend Wind-down

We hope that you will join us each morning so that we can help you make your day the best it can be! See you tomorrow.

You can read the column mentioned in this podcast here.

The Parenting Your ADHD Child course is now loaded. Check it out at Paedeiallc.com! FOR A LIMITED TIME, YOU CAN GET THE COURSE FOR 80% OFF WITH THE OFFER CODE: FALL16

The Handbook for Raising an Emotionally Health Child Part 1: Behavior Management is now available on kindle! Get your copy today!

The Elimination Diet Manual is now available on kindle and nook! Get your copy today!

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube Channels, Paedeia and The Mental Breakdown.

Please leave us a review on iTunes so that others might find our podcast and join in on the conversation!

NEW!! The Mental Breakdown Podcast is now on Google Play Music!

About our theme song:

Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100647

Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. With fall in full swing, we talk a little today about concussions in youth sports. Organizations are starting to take major steps to prevent concussions, but it is the parents' responsibility to make sure that their children are educated, trained, and prepared for situations that could cause a concussion.

Our schedule will be as follows:

Monday - Weekday Start-up

Tuesday - Mental Health in the News

Wednesday - Questions from Listeners

Thursday - Brown Bag

Friday - Weekend Wind-down

We hope that you will join us each morning so that we can help you make your day the best it can be! See you tomorrow.

The Parenting Your ADHD Child course is now loaded. Check it out at Paedeiallc.com! FOR A LIMITED TIME, YOU CAN GET THE COURSE FOR 80% OFF WITH THE OFFER CODE: FALL16

The Handbook for Raising an Emotionally Health Child Part 1: Behavior Management is now available on kindle! Get your copy today!

The Elimination Diet Manual is now available on kindle and nook! Get your copy today!

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube Channels, Paedeia and The Mental Breakdown.

Please leave us a review on iTunes so that others might find our podcast and join in on the conversation!

NEW!! The Mental Breakdown Podcast is now on Google Play Music!

About our theme song:

Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100647

Several years ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a position statement on the use of technology by children and adolescents. Most parents (and many professionals) felt the AAP's position was extreme and, in many ways, unrealistic. Recently, however, the AAP released their revised guidelines, which show a general shift in the field and an up-to-date appreciation of the role technology has in our lives.

In today's podcast, we talk about the AAP's guidelines and what they mean for parents.

Read the article from Forbes here.

For additional reading, check out these articles:

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2016/10/19/peds.2016-2591

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/21/health/screen-time-media-rules-children-aap/index.html

The Parenting Your ADHD Child course is now loaded. Check it out at Paedeiallc.com! FOR A LIMITED TIME, YOU CAN GET THE COURSE FOR 80% OFF WITH THE OFFER CODE: FALL16

The Handbook for Raising an Emotionally Health Child Part 1: Behavior Management is now available on kindle! Get your copy today!

The Elimination Diet Manual is now available on kindle and nook! Get your copy today!

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube Channels, Paedeia and The Mental Breakdown.

Please leave us a review on iTunes so that others might find our podcast and join in on the conversation!

NEW!! The Mental Breakdown Podcast is now on Google Play Music!

Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Today we talk about the factors that contribute to the overdiagnosis of ADHD.

Our schedule will be as follows:

Monday - Weekday Start-up

Tuesday - Mental Health in the News

Wednesday - Questions from Listeners

Thursday - Brown Bag

Friday - Weekend Wind-down

We hope that you will join us each morning so that we can help you make your day the best it can be! See you tomorrow.

You can read the column mentioned in this podcast here.

The Parenting Your ADHD Child course is now loaded. Check it out at Paedeiallc.com! FOR A LIMITED TIME, YOU CAN GET THE COURSE FOR 80% OFF WITH THE OFFER CODE: FALL16

The Handbook for Raising an Emotionally Health Child Part 1: Behavior Management is now available on kindle! Get your copy today!

The Elimination Diet Manual is now available on kindle and nook! Get your copy today!

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube Channels, Paedeia and The Mental Breakdown.

Please leave us a review on iTunes so that others might find our podcast and join in on the conversation!

NEW!! The Mental Breakdown Podcast is now on Google Play Music!

About our theme song:

Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100647

Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Today we talk a little about why we call them mental disorders and not brain disorders.

Our schedule will be as follows:

Monday - Weekday Start-up

Tuesday - Mental Health in the News

Wednesday - Questions from Listeners

Thursday - Brown Bag

Friday - Weekend Wind-down

We hope that you will join us each morning so that we can help you make your day the best it can be! See you tomorrow.

The Parenting Your ADHD Child course is now loaded. Check it out at Paedeiallc.com! FOR A LIMITED TIME, YOU CAN GET THE COURSE FOR 80% OFF WITH THE OFFER CODE: FALL16

The Handbook for Raising an Emotionally Health Child Part 1: Behavior Management is now available on kindle! Get your copy today!

The Elimination Diet Manual is now available on kindle and nook! Get your copy today!

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube Channels, Paedeia and The Mental Breakdown.

Please leave us a review on iTunes so that others might find our podcast and join in on the conversation!

NEW!! The Mental Breakdown Podcast is now on Google Play Music!

About our theme song:

Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100647

Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Today we respond to a listener question about when parents should intervene with a coach's decision.

Our schedule will be as follows:

Monday - Weekday Start-up

Tuesday - Mental Health in the News

Wednesday - Questions from Listeners

Thursday - Brown Bag

Friday - Weekend Wind-down

We hope that you will join us each morning so that we can help you make your day the best it can be! See you tomorrow.

The Parenting Your ADHD Child course is now loaded. Check it out at Paedeiallc.com! FOR A LIMITED TIME, YOU CAN GET THE COURSE FOR 80% OFF WITH THE OFFER CODE: FALL16

The Handbook for Raising an Emotionally Health Child Part 1: Behavior Management is now available on kindle! Get your copy today!

The Elimination Diet Manual is now available on kindle and nook! Get your copy today!

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube Channels, Paedeia and The Mental Breakdown.

Please leave us a review on iTunes so that others might find our podcast and join in on the conversation!

NEW!! The Mental Breakdown Podcast is now on Google Play Music!

About our theme song:

Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100647