By 2020, 5.6 million children had been diagnosed with anxiety problems and 2.4 million had been diagnosed with depression. Many children are over-medicated, over-diagnosed and generally misunderstood. Clinical psychologist, Dr. Sandy Gluckman offers a medication-free option to help families heal from learning, behavioral and mood problems through her private coaching program, Parenting That Heals.

Three Key Points

· Dr. Sandy shares her personal experience growing up “right brain” dominant and the stress it created for her of not feeling “good enough.” While she was earning her first degree in psychology, Dr. Sandy attended a lecture on the integration of left brain and right brain, which started her on her quest to save the next generation from being over-medicated, over-diagnosed and misunderstood.

· Dr. Sandy explains the three most common root causes for children dealing with trauma. The first cause is these children have very high levels of stress hormones that flood their brains and bodies. The second cause is these children have a belief in a neuro-pathway in their brains about how they show up which results in a “not good enough” belief. The third cause is the parenting approach that is being used does not understand these children and what's going on inside of them. They are trying to fix it from the outside and do not know how to connect with the being of the child in a healthy way.

· Dr. Sandy explains that the definition of trauma is much wider. Trauma is not the event. Interpersonal neurobiology was discovered by Dr. Daniel Siegel. Everything that's going on inside the parent’s nervous system is happening inside the child’s nervous system. We are energetically vibrating beings. Even teachers need to understand how they vibrate to the children will affect the children’s brains.

Resources Mentioned

· Dr. Sandy Gluckman: Website

The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family –
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