We’re on a mission to create EPIC families: Extraordinary Parents. Incredible Children. Families with children (and potentially parents!) who have ADHD, Autism ...
If mealtimes & food have ever been a challenge for you and your child, then EPIC Families is serving you up a treat.We bring you Dietician Consultant Natarsha McEwan, and she is an absolute expert in advising neurodivergent children and their families about food, mealtimes, diet and nutrition. Through her work at The MacMurray Centre in New Zealand, she helps children and their families navigate the mealtime maze.If you’ve ever struggled with getting your child to eat a balanced diet, keeping them at the table, encouraging them to try new food… or generally get through mealtimes without guilt, overwhelm and a breakdown, then this is for you. Natarsha reveals…😱 The nutrition & dietary challenges children with ADHD typically face.👩🔬 Why ‘following the science’ is only half the story when it comes to your child’s dietary needs.🥗 The secret to making long-lasting mealtime changes that work for the whole family.🏷️ How labels of ‘fussy’, ‘restricted’ or ‘particular’ eater can impact how children perceive mealtimes.📝 The power of a food diary….but why your child shouldn’t focus on weight or calories.🥦 How to help a child to get comfortable eating ‘yukky’ food.PLUS😈 ‘Break in case of emergency’ what to do when your child gets seriously ‘Hangry’.>>>>> EPIC Families is about creating Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Children. Discover how in in our website here: https://www.myepicfamily.com/Join the free EPIC Families community here. Be seen, be heard and discover strength in neurodiversity.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and TikTokGet free access to the ultimate parent’s guide to ADHD for children: ADHD Unlocked.EPIC Families is part of Bay Paediatrics, one of New Zealand’s leading child neurodiversity clinics. Discover more here: https://baypaediatrics.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sensory Processing: From Overwhelming to Understanding
It’s time to unlock the sensory processing puzzle once and for all. Meet Kelly Karlson, from The Different OT. She's the expert Occupational Therapist who is seen as a Neurodiversity ‘circuit breaker’ for children and their parents when life becomes a little too overwhelming. In this wisdom-packed episode of EPIC Families, Kelly does a deep dive into child sensory processing.We reveal:🧠 What sensory processing is, and how it can impact ALL of us.⚖️ The challenges and advantages of sensory seeking and sensory avoiding behaviours.🚫 Why saying “No” to your child’s sensory requests could be making parenting harder than it needs to be.🏠 A powerful tactic you can use to channel your child’s endless energy around the house.🧐 How to put yourself in your child’s shoes and see the world though their ‘sensory lens’.⚡️ The secret to creating a ‘circuit breaker’ for when it feels like your child is in a sensory overload.🐻 A lesson from Goldilocks & The Three Bears that can help you understand your child’s behaviour.PLUS🛒 An amazing ‘freezer section’ hack to overcome supermarket meltdowns>>>>> EPIC Families is about creating Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Children. Discover how in in our website here: https://www.myepicfamily.com/Join the free EPIC Families community here. Be seen, be heard and discover strength in neurodiversity.Click here to get free access to the ultimate parent’s guide to ADHD for children: ADHD Unlocked.EPIC Families is part of Bay Paediatrics, one of New Zealand’s leading child neurodiversity clinics. Discover more here: https://baypaediatrics.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Back To School: Neurodiversity & The Classroom
Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Children…. It’s time to be EPIC!In this episode, we focus on supporting your child in classroom, and dealing with schools and teachersRebecca (Bo) O’Sullivan is a Child Occupational Therapist with over 10 years’ experience. She is the person families call when their neurodiverse child is struggling with their development in play, movement, sensory processing, motor skills, or forming relationships.This is essential listening for any family where a child has struggled with their learning or in the classroom…and for any parent who has struggled to communicate with their child’s teacher!This episode reveals…😱 The surprising truth about how so many parents have ZERO idea about how their child is doing at school.💪 Dangers of ‘catastrophising’ school feedback and overlooking your child’s strengths.📝 How a ‘communication diary’ between teacher and parents can be the key to unlocking communication barriers.👨🏫 Why teachers may choose to ‘dilute’ the information they share with parents.🔎 Identifying the ‘quiet’ ADHD child in the classroom who often goes overlooked and unseen.🤝 When you’re called into class: How to best handle conversations with teachers PLUS❌ What you definitely should NOT do when handling situations around your child and school.>>>>> Join the free EPIC Families community here. Be seen, be heard and discover strength in neurodiversity.EPIC Families is part of Bay Paediatrics, one of New Zealand’s leading child neurodiversity clinics. Discover more about Bay Paediatrics at: https://baypaediatrics.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Keep Calm & Carry On? Dealing with Emotional Outbursts
Struggling to deal with your child’s emotional outbursts? Then this is for you.EPIC Families is all about creating Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Children, and this week’s episode is a deep dive into handling meltdown, tantrums, arguments and outbursts.We welcome back Dr Sarah Moll, consultant paediatrician at Tauranga Hospital in New Zealand, and co-founder of Bay Paediatrics. Sarah shares her expertise in how neurodiverse families can better understand and manage emotional outbursts from children…and parents!She reveals….🏠 ’The two-story house’ model that explains how neurodivergent children’s brains work.🧊 Why emotional outbursts are the ’tip of the iceberg’, and how to understand what’s going on under the surface.👮♂️ Good cop, Bad Cop…The difficulties of two parents or households using different parenting strategies.🎓 What to when the teacher says your child is having outbursts at school.🍽️ How to reduce and avoid mealtime meltdowns.🏆 The benefits (and dangers) of using Reward ChartsPLUS❌ What NOT to do when your child (or you!) are having an emotional outburst.>>>>> Join the free EPIC Families community here. Be seen, be heard and discover strength in neurodiversity.EPIC Families is part of Bay Paediatrics, one of New Zealand’s leading child neurodiversity clinics. Discover more here: https://baypaediatrics.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Neurodiversity…Never Give Up Hope
Extraordinary Parents & Incredible Children…. It’s time to be EPIC!In this episode, we welcome child educational psychologist Nadia du Plessis to the EPIC Families Podcast. Nadia is based in New Zealand and is an expert at helping families create strength in neurodiversity.If you feel like you’ve tried ‘everything’ to help your child and you still feel lost… then you have to hear Nadia's expertiseNadia delivers an absolute parenting masterclass in:❓Helping families to gain understanding of their child’s neurodiversity, especially when their kids say, "What’s wrong with me?”🗺️ “How do we manage this?”, where to go and what action to take after a neurodiversity diagnosis.😵💫 What to do when you feel overloaded by too much conflicting advice from too many so-called ‘experts’.🤝 How to get the right people and the right plan to support the bespoke needs of your child.😬 Tackling anxiety and supporting your child when they feel overwhelmed.🧠 Gaining a better understanding of sensory-seeking behaviour.PLUS🛠️ The secret to helping your child create their personal learning ‘toolkit’ that focuses on their wonderful, unique strengths.>>>>> Join the free EPIC Families community here. Be seen, be heard and discover strength in neurodiversity.EPIC Families is part of Bay Paediatrics, one of New Zealand’s leading child neurodiversity clinics. Discover more here: https://baypaediatrics.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We’re on a mission to create EPIC families: Extraordinary Parents. Incredible Children. Families with children (and potentially parents!) who have ADHD, Autism or sit along the neurodiverse spectrum...it's time celebrate the power of thinking differently.The EPIC Families Podcast gives neurodiverse families the certainty, clarity and confidence to build EPIC relationships and live incredible lives though embracing - not fighting against - what makes them unique.We deliver strength in neurodiversity by grabbing the information from experts who have it, and giving it to the families who need it. Our focus is on real-life families and providing them with practical guidance, tools and support. We are proudly and boldly different - we focus on real, chaotic, messy family life, not perfect psychological scenarios and academic case studies.No longer will neurodiverse families feel overlooked, misunderstood, confused, ignored or forgotten. This is where we make a stand and prove to the world that neurodiversity is superpower!EPIC Families is delivered by Bay Paediatrics, one of New Zealand's leading child neurodiversity clinics. Discover more at: https://baypaediatrics.com/The show is hosted by Freddie Bennett, a neurodiverse dad who conquered his mind and became a Guinness World Record holder, crossed the Sahara Desert, and ran the Arctic towards the North Pole. Now he’s on a mission to help every family understand that neurodiversity does not have to be a weakness…it can be your greatest strength.You can also join the free EPIC Families community here .Get the support you need to build strength in neurodiversity. Be seen, be heard and be YOU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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