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

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. Thanks to this episode's sponsor: Organifi: Receive 20% off your order by going to www.organifi.com/doug  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  Episode Resources: Dr. Nicole Beurkens | Website, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn The Better Behavior Show Follow me on Social Media: LinkedIn Instagram Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices