Dr. Roseann

Dr. Roseann *Integrative & Pediatric Mental Health Expert
*Founder - Global Institute of Children's Mental Health
https://www.dysregulatedkid.com/

Dr. Roseann is a mental health trailblazer, founder of The Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health and Dr. Roseann, LLC, who is, “Changing the way we view and treat children’s mental health”. FORBES magazine called her, “A thought leader in children’s mental health”. Her work has helped thousands reverse the most challenging conditions, such as ADHD, anxiety, mood, autism, learning disability

, Lyme, and PANS/PANDAS using PROVEN holistic therapies such as neurofeedback, biofeedback, and psychotherapy. She is the author of the first ever book on teletherapy activities for child and adolescent therapists, “Teletherapy Toolkit™” and It’s Gonna be OK!™ book, www.itsgonnabeok.com, and The Get Unstuck Program™, which are resources for parents to reduce and reverse their child’s symptoms. She is often featured on dozens of media outlets: Fox, CBS, NBC, FORBES, PARENTS, and New York Times.

08/30/2026

When Everything Feels Like a Threat, Start With the Nervous System

One of the biggest shifts in understanding emotional dysregulation in children ⬇️

When a child is highly dysregulated, ordinary things can suddenly feel much harder to handle.

For a dysregulated child, the brain may be operating from protection instead of problem-solving.

That's why pushing harder often gets you nowhere.

What your child needs first is enough nervous system regulation in children for thinking, flexibility, and problem-solving to become easier again.

Understanding the biology underneath the behavior doesn't mean ignoring boundaries or excusing inappropriate behavior.

It means responding in an order that makes change possible.

That's regulation first parenting®.

💬 Comment “Help” if you’re ready to break the cycle.
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📙 Dr. Roseann's New Parenting Book: 👉 https://dysregulatedkid.com/

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08/30/2026

Love my conversations with HolisticMom, MD and

Communication skills become much harder to use when a child is dysregulated.You might ask your child to explain what hap...
08/29/2026

Communication skills become much harder to use when a child is dysregulated.

You might ask your child to explain what happened, use their words, make a better choice, or talk it through. But when their nervous system is overwhelmed, they may not have easy access to the thinking and communication skills you're asking them to use.

This is why regulation and connection come first.

Helping your child feel safer and more regulated creates a stronger foundation for communication, problem-solving, and learning. It isn't about letting behavior slide. It's about helping your child get to a state where they can actually participate in the solution.

Link in bio or check dysregulatedkid.com to order the book now.

08/29/2026

Could Wireless Exposure Be More Stimulating for Sensitive Kids?

Not every child responds to stimulation the same way.

You already see this with caffeine.
One person can drink coffee at 8 PM and sleep.
Another has it at noon and feels wired all night.

That's why I believe in looking at the total stimulation load around a child.

For a dysregulated child, all of those inputs can matter when you're trying to understand what is keeping their nervous system activated.

This is especially important when you're dealing with sensory overload in children or working on nervous system regulation in children.

Do you want practical regulation first® tools?

🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UyMNacTmHSo
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When experts across functional medicine, psychology, pediatrics, nervous system health, and holistic medicine read The D...
08/29/2026

When experts across functional medicine, psychology, pediatrics, nervous system health, and holistic medicine read The Dysregulated Kid, they had powerful things to say.

From a New York Times–bestselling author and triple board-certified physician to a leading clinical psychologist, bestselling authors, and health experts…

Swipe through to see what they’re saying about my approach to helping kids regulate, connect and thrive.

Because parents deserve more than another parenting book.

They deserve a science-backed, practical roadmap for understanding what’s really happening beneath their child’s behavior. ❤️

📖 The Dysregulated Kid
Coming September 22.

Link is in bio.

08/29/2026

My 8-Year-Old Called Me Out on My Phone Habits

My kid caught me breaking my own rule.
Kids notice everything.
That's the part parents can't forget.

Whether you're teaching healthier screen habits, creating more distance from devices, or simply trying to be more intentional with technology...

Your kids are watching what you do more than listening to what you say.

That's how self-regulation skills for children are built.
Not just through rules.
Through modeling.

When we practice parent emotional regulation, put our own devices down, and follow the boundaries we expect from our kids, we're showing them what intentional behavior actually looks like.

That's a big part of regulation first parenting®.

Do you want practical regulation first® tools?

🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UyMNacTmHSo
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📙 Dr. Roseann's New Parenting Book: 👉 https://dysregulatedkid.com/

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08/29/2026

Are Cell Phone Safety Standards Designed for Kids?

Children aren't just smaller adults.
Their bodies and brains are still developing.
And their relationship with technology may last for decades.

That's why researchers continue asking important questions about how radio frequency exposure and absorption may differ in children.

You don't need to teach children that technology is dangerous.

You can teach self-regulation skills for children by helping them make intentional choices about how and when they use it.

And through regulation first parenting®, we can model those choices without anxiety or alarm.

That's parent emotional regulation in action too.

Do you want practical regulation first® tools?

🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UyMNacTmHSo
🔗 SUBSCRIBE to the podcast 👉 drroseann.com/podcast
📙 Dr. Roseann's New Parenting Book: 👉 https://dysregulatedkid.com/

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Regulate. Connect. Correct. Write it on a sticky note. Put it on your fridge. Tattoo it on the inside of your wrist if y...
08/29/2026

Regulate. Connect. Correct.

Write it on a sticky note. Put it on your fridge. Tattoo it on the inside of your wrist if you have to. Because this sequence — this exact order — is the thing that separates the parents who break the cycle from the parents who stay stuck in it forever.

Most of us were raised in homes where the order was reversed. Something happened, and the correction came first — fast, hard, and often loud. Connection, if it came at all, came later. Regulation was never part of the conversation because no one knew it was supposed to be.

So we parent the way we were parented. We go straight to correct. We consequence, lecture, punish — and then wonder why our child is not learning, not changing, not getting better.

Here is the biology: a dysregulated brain cannot receive correction. It is not available. The prefrontal cortex — the part of the brain responsible for reasoning, learning, and understanding consequences — goes offline when the nervous system is in survival mode. You are literally trying to teach a brain that has temporarily lost the ability to learn.

Regulate first. Bring the brain back online. Then connect — because a child who feels safe is a child who can hear you. Then correct — because now the lesson can actually land.

This is not soft parenting. This is smart parenting. And The Dysregulated Kid shows you exactly how to make it work in real life, with real kids, in real moments.

💾 Save this sequence. You will want it for the next hard moment.

08/29/2026

What Happens to Your Kid's Brain During Dysregulation

When your child is in the red, don't expect their best thinking.

An activated nervous system is focused on one thing:

Protection.

That's why emotional dysregulation in children can make it so hard for kids to access skills you KNOW they have.

In that moment, your child may struggle to:

✔️ Think clearly.
✔️ Problem-solve.
✔️ Stay flexible.
✔️ Control impulses.
✔️ Use coping skills.

Their thinking brain hasn't disappeared.

It's just much harder to access when their nervous system is overwhelmed.

That's the stress response in children at work.

Parent tip: Don't try to teach the lesson while the brain is fighting to feel safe.

💬 Comment “Help” if you’re ready to break the cycle.
🔗 SUBSCRIBE to the podcast 👉 drroseann.com/podcast
📙 Dr. Roseann's New Parenting Book: 👉 https://dysregulatedkid.com/

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08/29/2026

Want Better Tech Habits for Your Kids? Model Them First.

Want your kids to have more intentional technology habits?
Start with your own.
We already understand this with screen time.

If we're constantly scrolling while telling our kids to put their phones away...

They notice.

Children learn self-regulation skills for children through what they repeatedly experience, not just what they're told.

Teach them something much more useful:
Technology is a tool, and we can choose how we use it.

That's part of parent emotional regulation too.

Do you want practical regulation first® tools?

🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UyMNacTmHSo
🔗 SUBSCRIBE to the podcast 👉 drroseann.com/podcast
📙 Dr. Roseann's New Parenting Book: 👉 https://dysregulatedkid.com/

📌 SAVE this for later and SHARE it with a parent or a loved on navigating emotional dysregulation in children.

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