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Episode 143: Never say 'Calm Down' to your child. Do this instead.
In this episode, Dr. Davin Tan helps parents understand what to do when their child is having a meltdown. He explains why our typical response, "calm down," is not only ineffective but can also make things worse.
Dr....
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Episode 142: When Anxiety Masquerades as Misbehaviour: Seeing Beyond Surface Behaviours
Struggling with a child who seems defiant, argumentative, or won't follow simple instructions? Before you assume it's misbehaviour, there might be something deeper going on. In this episode, we explore how childhood...
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Episode 141: Parenting Parenting Is Harder Than You Think, Easier Than You Know (Here's How)
Before we became parents we had all sorts of ideas about what it would be like, stemming from our past experiences, memories, books, hopes and dreams, other peoples ideas...but it's not quite the same thing becoming a...
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Episode 140: How to Parent When You’re Exhausted: Staying Present with Your Child on Empty
This episode is about the version of parenting no one talks about. The one where you’re running on almost nothing. Where your child still needs you, and you’re not sure what you have left to give. We’re not talking...
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Episode 139: The Smoke is Not the Fire: Decoding Your Anxious Child's Behavior
Is your child's misbehaviour leaving you frustrated, confused, or exhausted? You're not alone. In this powerful episode of The Huddle Wisdom Podcast, host Dr Tan unpacks a crucial concept that will transform how you...
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Episode 138: Your kids are maxed out, not acting out
Ever found yourself thinking, “Why is my child acting like this?” In this first episode, we reframe what many of us call "misbehaviour" not as disobedience, but as a signal of stress, overwhelm, or mismatch between a...
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Episode 137: When Connection Feels Impossible: Parenting Through the Disconnection
When Connection Feels Impossible: Parenting Through the Disconnection Feeling disconnected from your child? This Huddle Wisdom podcast episode with Dr. Davin Tan explores why kids withdraw and offers practical...
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Episode 136: Beyond the Fix: Understanding and Responding to Your Anxious Child
In this episode, Dr. Davin Tan explores a powerful shift in how we respond to anxiety in our children, not by rushing to fix, but by staying present.
When your child is overwhelmed, your calm presence, not your...
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Episode 135: How not to raise a 'psycho'! Developing empathy in children
In this episode, Dr. Davin Tan addresses a common but often unspoken fear among parents: "Am I raising a child who lacks empathy?"
He explores the complexities of childhood development, distinguishing between normal...
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Episode 134: Navigating the Neurodiversity Landscape: Raising Siblings with Different Minds
Raising children is a unique journey for every family, but when siblings have different neurotypes, the path can feel particularly complex. This insightful episode dives deep into the realities of nurturing...
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Episode 133: You'll Never Stop a Meltdown If you Don't Understand These Things
In this episode of The Huddle Wisdom Podcast, Dr. Davin Tan explores the neuroscience behind teenage meltdowns, their common triggers, and provides evidence-based strategies for parents and caregivers. Learn practical...
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Episode 132: Transform Parenting with Ancient Wisdom: Stoicism for Anxious Kids
Discover how Stoicism, an ancient philosophy, can empower parents raising anxious children. Dr. Davin Tan unpacks stoic principles and offers practical tools to build emotional resilience—for both kids and parents....
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