HeyKiddo

The HeyKiddo™ podcast is just one of the ways we can help you build social, emotional, and leadership skills with kids of all ages. HeyKiddo™ Talk is our award-winning pocket coach that sends quick and easy parenting tips right to your phone. For classrooms and homeschooling families, HeyKiddo™ Huddle is a full school year social emotional learning curriculum for elementary school-age kids. Get all the details and sign up today at hey-kiddo.com

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan has been supporting K-12 students with diverse learning needs since 2004 as a pediatric speech-language pathologist. She spent 14 years in the public schools working with students receiving specialized services while completing her doctorate in special education. In 2015, she started an online continuing education company where she shares information for parents and educators of kids with disabilities. Currently, she creates resources for parents of kids who have conditions like ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and other diagnoses that impact learning and attention. She’s the host of the Are They 18 Yet? Podcast, a show focused on sharing practical day-to-day solutions to help kids become responsible, well-adjusted, compassionate people, as well as actionable advice for supporting systemic change now and for future generations. She’s also a wife, step-mom, runner, and dog mom.

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ABOUT HEYKIDDO™

The HeyKiddo™ podcast is just one of the ways we can help you build social, emotional, and leadership skills with kids of all ages. HeyKiddo™ Talk is our award-winning pocket coach that sends quick and easy parenting tips right to your phone. For classrooms and homeschooling families, HeyKiddo™ Huddle is a full school year social emotional learning curriculum for elementary school-age kids. Get all the details and sign up today at hey-kiddo.com

Thanks for listening to HeyKiddo! If you like what you hear, give us a review wherever you listen. Have a question for our experts? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram at @heykiddoapp

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The HeyKiddo™ podcast is just one of the ways we can help you build social, emotional, and leadership skills with kids of all ages. HeyKiddo™ Talk is our award-winning pocket coach that sends quick and easy parenting tips right to your phone. For classrooms and homeschooling families, HeyKiddo™ Huddle is a full school year social emotional learning curriculum for elementary school-age kids. Get all the details and sign up today at hey-kiddo.com

Thanks for listening to HeyKiddo! If you like what you hear, give us a review wherever you listen. Have a question for our experts? Let us know at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram at @heykiddoapp

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dr. Sonali Mahajan is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who was born in India and immigrated to the US at a very young age. She grew up in TN and completed her General Psychiatry residency and fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Emory University in Atlanta. Since that time, Dr. Mahajan has worked in different states and held a variety of positions, including those in academics, public mental health, family court, and both for-profit and non-profit institutions. She brings a wealth of training and clinical experience to her work.

She and her family moved to NJ in 2019, and she works at Hackensack Meridian Health systems in the Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative Program and also has her private practice in Millburn, NJ. Her main focus with the practice is to provide high quality evaluations and ongoing care to children, adolescents, and their families. During her down time, she enjoys traveling, spending time outdoors with her family, cooking, and gardening.

ABOUT HEYKIDDO™

The HeyKiddo™ podcast is just one of the ways we can help you build social, emotional, and leadership skills with kids of all ages. HeyKiddo™ Talk is our award-winning pocket coach that sends quick and easy parenting tips right to your phone. For classrooms and homeschooling families, HeyKiddo™ Huddle is a full school year social emotional learning curriculum for elementary school-age kids. Get all the details and sign up today at hey-kiddo.com

Thanks for listening to HeyKiddo! If you like what you hear, give us a review wherever you listen. Have a question for our experts? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram at @heykiddoapp

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The HeyKiddo™ podcast is just one of the ways we can help you build social, emotional, and leadership skills with kids of all ages. HeyKiddo™ Talk is our award-winning pocket coach that sends quick and easy parenting tips right to your phone. For classrooms and homeschooling families, HeyKiddo™ Huddle is a full school year social emotional learning curriculum for elementary school-age kids. Get all the details and sign up today at hey-kiddo.com

Thanks for listening to HeyKiddo! If you like what you hear, give us a review wherever you listen. Have a question for our experts? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram at @heykiddoapp

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

Hilary Katz received her Master’s in Social Work in 1999 from Simmons College School of Social Work.  For over 20 years, Hilary has provided individual, group, couples and family therapy in both school and private practice settings. Hilary has contributed throughout the years to newspapers, family magazines and college zines and blogs as well as offered her expertise for news and tv outlets in the tristate area. Hilary also has provided and continues to provide workshops on communicating and collaborating with children to educators, parents/caretakers, and organizations that work with children outside of the school system.   Hilary pulls from the philosophy that both children as well as adults do well if they can and uses the Cognitive Behavioral model to learn how to do better and feel better. Hilary stresses that  life is full of tricky spots and if a person is struggling it certainly is not because they want to. Hilary’s main goal with all her clients is to learn how to identify their lagging skills that cause them to get stuck and ultimately strengthen them in order to grow and live a more productive, fulfilling life. Hilary is known to push her clients to understand the value of  getting uncomfortable in order to grow, but she also  utilizes the power of humor as well as creativity to teach and reinforce developing skills.

Hilary's Top 5 Take- a- ways!

1. Kids do well if they can!
2. Do not focus on the behavior! Focus on what led to the problematic behavior.
3. Listen to your child. Make sure conversations are reciprocal and collaborative.
4. Get creative when it is time for collaborations!
5. Laugh and get silly with your child ! Why? Because it feels good!

The HeyKiddo™ podcast is just one of the ways we can help you build social, emotional, and leadership skills with kids of all ages. HeyKiddo™ Talk is our award-winning pocket coach that sends quick and easy parenting tips right to your phone. For classrooms and homeschooling families, HeyKiddo™ Huddle is a full school year social emotional learning curriculum for elementary school-age kids. Get all the details and sign up today at hey-kiddo.com

Thanks for listening to HeyKiddo! If you like what you hear, give us a review wherever you listen. Have a question for our experts? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram at @heykiddoapp

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The HeyKiddo™ podcast is just one of the ways we can help you build social, emotional, and leadership skills with kids of all ages. HeyKiddo™ Talk is our award-winning pocket coach that sends quick and easy parenting tips right to your phone. For classrooms and homeschooling families, HeyKiddo™ Huddle is a full school year social emotional learning curriculum for elementary school-age kids. Get all the details and sign up today at hey-kiddo.com

Thanks for listening to HeyKiddo! If you like what you hear, give us a review wherever you listen. Have a question for our experts? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram at @heykiddoapp

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CONTENT NOTE: this episode contains discussion of mental health crisis, suicidal ideation, and hospitalization. If your child threatens harm to themselves or others, take it seriously. Going to the emergency room isn't an overreaction and can help your child get the support they need. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. Learn more 800-273-8255 ABOUT OUR GUESTS Shauna Anderson, an education advocate and homeschool parent, and her daughter Jula join Kate and Nicole to share their story of handling a mental health crisis. Shauna and her husband homeschool their 6 kids in the greater Sacramento area and run a small biodynamic vineyard in the Sierra Foothills (Andersonia Vineyards), making boutique raw wine as a family. She also loves to sing and is a member of a jazz band and a hip-hop, funk, acid jazz band. Jula is a high school student and music lover who prides herself on being a role model to her siblings. ABOUT THE PODCAST Join Kate and Nicole for expert interviews and quick tips to build social, emotional, and leadership skills for kids of all ages...one conversation at a time. Keep learning with HeyKiddo Talk and HeyKiddo Huddle, our social-emotional learning programs for kids of all ages. Learn more at hey-kiddo.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/heykiddo/message

The HeyKiddo™ podcast is just one of the ways we can help you build social, emotional, and leadership skills with kids of all ages. HeyKiddo™ Talk is our award-winning pocket coach that sends quick and easy parenting tips right to your phone. For classrooms and homeschooling families, HeyKiddo™ Huddle is a full school year social emotional learning curriculum for elementary school-age kids. Get all the details and sign up today at hey-kiddo.com

Thanks for listening to HeyKiddo! If you like what you hear, give us a review wherever you listen. Have a question for our experts? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram at @heykiddoapp

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Today’s guest is an expert in play. Dr. Kristy Brumfield is a licensed professional counselor, registered play therapist, clinical supervisor, and a nationally certified counselor. Kristy relocated to Philadelphia from New Orleans after spending more than ten years working with children, adolescents, and families providing counseling from a client-centered, strength-based perspective. Kristy is currently a Professor at Immaculata University teaching counseling and play therapy to Clinical Mental Health Counseling and doctoral psychology students.

HeyKiddo podcast is just one of the ways we can help you build social, emotional, and leadership skills with kids. HeyKiddo Talk is our award-winning pocket coach that sends quick and easy parenting tips right to your phone. For classrooms and homeschooling families, HeyKiddo Huddle is a full school year social emotional learning curriculum for elementary school-age kids. Get all the details and sign up today at hey-kiddo.com

Thanks for listening to HeyKiddo! If you like what you hear, give us a review wherever you listen. Have a question for our experts? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram at @heykiddoapp

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