When meltdowns hit, do your child’s big emotions, shutdowns, anxiety, and/or explosive behavior rock your family? Do homework, transitions, screen time, or everyday frustrations leave everyone overwhelmed? Have you tried behavior charts, rewards, consequences, and reasoning, only to end up exhausted and frustrated?

The missing piece is likely not your parenting. It may be your child’s nervous system. Children with ADHD, autism, and other neurodevelopmental differences are more vulnerable to emotional dysregulation because their brains process stress, frustration, transitions, and sensory input differently. When the brain shifts into survival mode, logic, reasoning, and self-control take a back seat. What looks like defiance, avoidance, or overreaction is often an overwhelmed nervous system.

In this practical, science-backed webinar, Roseann Capanna-Hodge, Ed.D., will explain what’s happening in your child’s brain and nervous system during moments of dysregulation. You’ll leave with a clear action plan to respond with confidence, reduce escalation, and help your child build lasting emotional regulation.

In this webinar, you will:

• Understand why kids with ADHD and autism are more prone to meltdowns
• Recognize the hidden triggers behind explosive behavior
• Learn to respond in the moment with practical de-escalation tools and scripts
• Break the cycle of power struggles and co-dysregulation
• Regulate your own nervous system so you can help your child regulate theirs

Enter your email address in the box above labeled “Video Replay + Slide Access” to watch the video replay (closed captions available) and download the slide presentation.

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Roseann Capanna-Hodge, Ed.D., BCN, LPC, is a licensed therapist, certified school psychologist, and nationally recognized expert in children’s mental health, emotional dysregulation, and nervous system regulation. With more than 30 years of clinical experience, she helps families better understand ADHD, autism, anxiety, and challenging behaviors through practical, science-backed strategies. She is the creator of Regulation First® Parenting, host of the top-ranked Dysregulated Kids podcast, and author of The Dysregulated Kid: The Parenting Playbook for Helping Your Child Find Calm in a Chaotic World. (#CommissionsEarned)
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