It can be both hard & heartbreaking to see your child suffer from anxiety -- especially if you don't know how to help. In this episode, Laurie Chaikind McNulty gives you EVERYTHING you need to know to help your child, including: Why kids are dealing with so much anxiety today The root of children's anxiety How to tell the difference between age-appropriate behavior & anxiety-related behavior How to know when your child might need therapy, medication, or a new team Ways that anxiety can present itself in your child--besides "fear" Practical tools you can use at home to help your child with anxiety Separation Anxiety Social Anxiety Phobias Fear of vomiting How to prevent your anxious child from ramping up -- and how to help them wind back down Tips for parents to keep their cool when their child is feeling anxious ...and a whole lot more! Find specific tools, videos, and other resources you can use right now at www.drstevesilvestro.com/70

Night terrors certainly live up to their name. They're scary to watch and break parents' hearts. But how do you tell the difference between night terrors and a bad dream?  More importantly, how do you make them stop? This episode is going to show you how to recognize a night terror, how to tell a difference between night terrors and nightmares, why they happen, and how to end them so that you and your child can sleep peacefully once more. * This episode is brought to you by Big Life Journal, an amazing young company that creates products for parents & educators to help kids develop a Growth Mindset. Visit www.biglifejournal.com and use code ZENDOCSTEVE to get 10% off our purchase. 

Why is resilience such a big deal right now? I ask myself this question because as much as I want to share this epsiode & its insights with you, I genuinely want to know myself. On The Child Repair Guide, I've covered growth mindset with Alexandra Eidens; I've talked to Amy Morin about mental strength. But why is resilience-- this idea of bouncing back, picking yourself back up after you've failed so you can try again -- why is this a topic that it seems all of us parents want to instill in our children? Maybe it's because our generation of parents, we've been through war, political strife. We've been through recession. We've seen bubbles burst. We know that there is no gold watch when you retire -- if you retire -- and that everybody needs a side gig. Perhaps we know that no matter how many classes and sports and talents we sign our kids up to learn, the skill that's going to help them the most in life is to learn how tobounce back. My guest in this episode is award-winning child psychologist Dr. Rebecca Resnik. In addition to taking care of children and their parents, Dr. Resnik is an accomplished author, a renowned speaker, and extraordinarily active in the world of child psychology. Her goal is to help those whose lives she touches "feeling more hopeful, less stressed, and with a plan in hand for overcoming challenges." In short, she teaches people how to bounce back. This is a great episode chock-full of tips to help you teach your kids to be more resilient. This episode is brought to you by Big Life Journal. Big Life Journal is a parent favorite -- with over 10,000 5-star reviews! -- helping kids create a growth mindset through the original Big Life Journal, and now downloadable activity kits, posters, and more. Head to biglifejournal.com, use the code ZENDOCSTEVE for 10% off your purchase and help your kids become the amazing people they want to be!

"I can't believe the news today." If you've found yourself saying that in the past few years, chances are you're responding to an act committed by a man. Sexual assault, gun violence, political atrocities -- all are the result of masculinity gone wrong. And while it's easy to say, "My boy would never...," how can you be sure?  In this stellar conversation, experts Andrea Stough and Rick Houston show you how to raise boys to become GOOD MEN.

"I'm bored" is high on the list of kid phrases that irritate parents.  That's why it's so easy for us to quickly offer a half dozen suggestions in response. But it turns out that letting our kids be bored is actually good for them. As in REALLY good. In this episode, I show you why -- PLUS offer *you* a dozen suggestions to help you let your kids be bored the "right" way so that they can use the experience to foster creativity, leadership, and personal growth.  You'll never hear "I'm bored" the same way again! **This episode is sponsored by Big Life Journal, a company that strives to help children develop a growth mindset. Pick up their new Growth Mindset Activity Kit (something to keep your kids from being bored!) at www.biglifejournal.com and use the code ZENDOCSTEVE for 10% off your purchase.

One of the hardest things in parenting is getting kids to realize that there are things you have to do simply because they must get done––whether or not you actually want to do them. Sometimes it’s a little thing: “Would you please just get your shoes on so we can leave the house??” Other tasks––like tackling Mount Laundry or starting that big assignment that’s due next week—are a bit bigger. In this episode, learn a simple, 2-question technique you can use to activate your child's own intrinsic motivation to GET STUFF DONE! This episode is sponsored by Big Life Journal. Help your children develop the mindset they need to live their dreams. Visit www.biglifejournal.com and use code ZENDOCSTEVE for 10% off your purchase.

Youth baseball injuries are dramatically rising. In this episode, New York Yankees Head Team Physician, Dr. Christopher Ahmad, and Major League Soccer Medical Coordinator, John Gallucci Jr., stop by The Child Repair Guide to help you keep your young player healthy and performing at their best! In This Episode, We Talk About: Why there's been an increase in the number & severity of youth baseball injuries Thoughts on sport specialization vs. playing multiple sports Pitching injuries Questions about pitch counts and when to teach kids curveballs How to create an environment in which your player can feel comfortable about knowing when to stop when hurt Common non-pitching-related injuries Basic ways to prevent injury How to know when your player can start resistance training Thoughts on the new USA Bats standards and their relationship to safety and a whole lot more... Get a copy of Ahmad & Gallucci's new book, Play Ball: Don't Let Injury Sideline You This Season, at www.drstevesilvestro.com/baseball

A while back, I asked followers of my Facebook page about their challenges and questions about breastfeeding.  The response was so overwhelming that we had to split the questions into two episodes! After covering dozens of questions in Part One, Dr. Gabriela Maradiaga Panayotti and I cover so much more here in Part Two today! We cover:  Nipple shields-- when to use them & how to know when to stop Whether foods in a mom's diet can cause gassinessin a baby Signs that a food in your diet is causing a medical problem in your baby Mastitis-- why it happens & how to treat it What to do if you think you have excess lipasein your milk Nursing beyond a year -- whether there's any benefit, what challenges you might face, and more Pros and cons of nursing while pregnant Tandem nursing Tips for weaning a toddler and a whole lot more... Tag me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn, and let me know what you think about my conversation with Dr. Panayotti!

How can you help your child learn when you can't remember why you just walked into the kitchen? It's a cruel coincidence, isn't it? As parents, we're tasked with trying to help teach our kids how to learn -- right when we're at an age when our own memories show the first signs that they're not quite what they used to be. My guest in this episode has the secrets to helping you and your kids unlock the power of the memory -- with amazing results. Brad Zupp is a man of many talents. After years of performing with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Brad developed successful careers as both a realtor and financial planner. But his real love developed along the way, as what began as an interesting experiment to improve his own memory turned into a passion and, ultimately, participation in the World Memory Championships. A sample of Brad's astonishing memory feats includes: Memorizing a deck of playing cards in 85 seconds Memorizing 117 names in 15 minutes Memorizing 1,250 digits in 30 minutes In our conversation below, Brad shares the secret memory habits he uses -- so that you and your kids can use them, too!

When I settled on the name of the podcast, it was a play on the fact that kids don't come with an instruction manual -- hence, "The Child Repair Guide." But what if there was an instruction manual? My guests today are experts in helping parents navigate the complexity and comedy of raising kids. Evie Granville and Sarah Davis are moms, educators, and best friends whose podcast, Best Friend Banter, covers all the things that two best friends would talk about. Their focus is to guide parents through all the questions about parenting etiquette and manners that arise every day. What do you do when your child makes a mess in public? Does your child have to write thank you cards for birthday presents? What to say when your toddler says something embarrassing to a stranger? Through their podcast, blog, and upcoming book, Sarah and Evie are your go-to resource for all these questions and more. This episode was a blast to record, and I guarantee that you'll both love listening and learn some wise insight into how best to raise your family!