I am made up of many things. Psychologist. Mother. Actress. Public Speaker. Yoda of anxiety. ADHD Superhero. Changer of Lives. I work with children, teens, and their families to help them build better lives by maximizing confidence and forging their resilience. I also work with professionals and educators looking for training and approaches to work effectively with their clients. With over 20 years of experience, I know that maximizing confidence and resilience starts with fostering strong family connections, developing skills, and implementing effective, practical strategies to capitalize on strengths. My focus is on developing these skills for long-term success and positive well-being.
Parents of the Year
Hello Reader,
I can't believe we're into November already... where does the time go!?
I wanted to drop a quick reminder that we are doing our monthly lunch n' learn in less than an hour (12 MDT). Today's topic: Fostering Cognitive Flexibility in Children. Register here (it's free!) if you haven't already - no worries if you can't make it - you can catch the replay!
And, of course, here is the rundown of what happened in October.
Overpowering Emotions Podcast:
- How do we manage separation anxiety? (Episode 104)
- How do we manage performance anxiety? (Episode 105)
- How do we unlock the power of critical thinking in children and youth? (Part 1) (Episode 106)
- How can we harness the power of critical thinking for emotional balance? (Part 2) (Episode 107)
- How can we capitalize on everyday situations and special events as a resilience-building learning opportunity? (Episode 108)
Parents of the Year Podcast:
- How does our marriage affect our parenting? (Episode 84)
- Can a happy home alleviate the teen mental health crisis?(Episode 85)
- How do we enrich the first three years of our child's development? (Episode 86)
- How do we strike the balance between fostering resilience and ensuring Halloween safety for our kids? (Episode 87)
Extra resources
As always, feel free to email me if you have any questions or things you'd like to hear me chat about on these shows!
Hi! I'm Dr. Caroline Buzanko
I am made up of many things. Psychologist. Mother. Actress. Public Speaker. Yoda of anxiety. ADHD Superhero. Changer of Lives. I work with children, teens, and their families to help them build better lives by maximizing confidence and forging their resilience. I also work with professionals and educators looking for training and approaches to work effectively with their clients. With over 20 years of experience, I know that maximizing confidence and resilience starts with fostering strong family connections, developing skills, and implementing effective, practical strategies to capitalize on strengths. My focus is on developing these skills for long-term success and positive well-being.
Hello Reader, It has been a while since I emailed out but wanted the dust to settle as we headed into 2024. I hope January has started fabulously an February is off to a great start! As always, I wanted to share the rundown of resources. I kicked off Journey of Resilience 2024 in January year and will have a full year of resources on boosting children's and teen's resilience. Here are all the resources from January: Articles and Blogs: Using Effective Corrective Feedback to Unlock Potential...
Hello Reader, Happy December! Hope you are doing well. ;) In case you missed anything, here is the rundown of articles and podcasts I have worked on over the past few weeks. I have focused a lot on the things we can do to boost children's resilience and support anxious children in helpful ways. Articles and Blogs: Rethinking Resilience: What Really Builds Resilience in Kids and Teens Family Dynamics and Resilience: The Crucial Role of Family Structure and Stability From Words to Resilience:...
Hello Reader, First, apologies for the email this morning if it didn't pertain to you - in my haste, I accidentally sent it to everyone! However, I did mean to email everyone for this month's roundup of podcast episodes. I Here's what happened in September: Overpowering Emotions Podcast: How do we manage school avoidance (Part 2) (Episode 101) How do we manage school avoidance (Part 3) (Episode 102) How do we rethink time for our well-being? (Episode 103) Parents of the Year Podcast: Using...