Today, we welcome Dr. Nicole Beurkens, the only doctoral licensed clinical psychologist with advanced degrees in psychology, education and nutrition. Dr. Beurkens is the world's leading holistic child psychologist. She has dedicated her 22 plus year career to providing parents with simple, effective, and research-based strategies that get to the root of children's attention, anxiety, mood, and behavior challenges, so they can reach their highest potential.

We talk about why yelling at your kids is counterproductive when they aren’t doing what they’re supposed to do, what parents need to focus on to strengthen connection with their children, why what we feed them greatly impacts their physical, mental, and emotional developments, and how to not get our children addicted to mobile devices.

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What to Listen For:

00:00 Intro
00:53 The biggest questions around parenting
02:00 During tough moments, focus on what you can do for your child
06:04 Yelling at your kids is counterproductive
08:59 Kids need us to set and maintain consistent boundaries
14:02 Pause before you respond in difficult moments
17:43 The real job parents need to focus on
23:27 Contributing factors to children’s anxiety
26:10 Why daily physical movement and proper sleep is important
29:29 Simple physical activities are highly beneficial
32:09 How to take control of your child’s diet
35:49 Why kids are getting addicted to the screen
40:04 How to have a healthy relationship with devices
46:01 Regulating children’s screen time
52:31 You need to be open with your kids
58:33 Continuously engage with your children

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Dr. Nicole Beurkens On Parenting Tips To Help Kids Manage Anxiety, Reduce Screen Time & Handle Conflict