Parenting That Heals

Parents, you can ask my twin questions about your children's struggles free of charge, and get detailed answers about why this is happening to your child, and recmmendations for how to heal the problem. Ask about the topics you’re most curious about regarding your child’s learning, behavior and mood challenges. You will find answers to topics such as, Anxiety, Defiance, ADHD, Screen Addiction,...

I would like you to meet an AI version of Dr Sandy that has been trained on my books, blogs, interviews, videos, research and methodilogy, and is able to answer all your questions as the real Dr Sandy would. Ask about the topics you’re most curious about regarding your child’s behavior, mood and mental, emotional challenges. You will find answers to topics such as, Anxiety, Defiance, ADHD, Screen...

In this episode, 26-year old Landon shares how he was able to finally heal away from anxiety and depression, into wholeness and joy.

In this interview we discuss: How the current stressful environment affects children. How it triggers health, mood and behavior problems. Tools and tops for reducing and preventing the build-up of chronic stress. and its effect on physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing.   

In this episode I talk with Erin Kerry of Sparkling Wholeness about the challenges involved in parenting a sensitive child. You will discover: Why your child is sensitive and others are not. How being sensitive can be a gift or a burden. What to avoid in parenting a sensitive child. How to build resilience and still retain that wonderful sensitivity.

This is a really important interview with Sarah Scheldt of Empower Your Parenting., if you have children grappling with anxiety and fears. You will learn about: What anxiety really is. How it started. Why it started in your child. How to reverse this condition. The Do's and Don'ts for Parenting an Anxious Child.

This important question on 'emotional resilience' was asked by Shannon VanderZwaag when she interviewed me for her Summit called:  Conquering the Battle Within.  This episode is an excerpt taken from that interview.  In my answer, I speak about: 1.  Exactly what is 'resilience?' 2.  Why some children are naturally resilient and others are not. 3.  What parents should...

Children experience trauma when they don't feel seen, don't feel worthy and don't feel connected to their parents.  Parents who experienced this kind of trauma, as a child,  will unintentionally repeat this with their own children.  This is an excerpt of an interview I did with Shannon VanderZwaag for her important summit: Conquering the Battle Within.

In this episode my colleague, Dr Alina Olteanu of Whole Child Texas, and I, are being interviewed by Erin Kerry of Sparking Wholeness.  Dr Olteanu and I pride ourselves in being a unique integrative team treating children's spirits, bodies and brains.   Key topics: - Rising anxiety epidemic in kids - Common viruses in kids - are they still alive and well even though we’re taking more pre...

In this episode, I interview Heather Korbmacher.   Heather is the mother of a son who was diagnosed with PANDAS and who has now lost this diagnosis.  In her excellent book: What Happened to my Child?  she describes her amazing quest to find answers to what was happening  to her child and the best ways to treat this.  In this episode Heather speaks about the kind of th...

Having a sensitive child is a blessing for the parents as well as for the child ... provided that Moms and Dads know how to validate and support the child's sensitive nature, instead of trying to change it.

There is no parent that would ever knowingly parent in a way that keeps their child stuck and prevents them from thriving.  But what if you don't know that you are doing this?  In this video you will learn how to recognize the effect your parenting style is having.

In this episode I interview Carla Atherton, the Director of the Healthy Family Formula.  We discuss: 1.  Her new book, Family Health Revolution, and what prompted her to write this? 2.  What it means to be healthy. 3. How stress is the greatest barrier to parenting in a way that creates a healthy family 4.  The 4 cornerstones of parenting for health. 5.  The fact that bein...

This life-changing video is taken from my online program for Moms: HOW TO RAISE CONFIDENT, RESILIENT CHILDREN THAT ARE PRIMED FOR SUCCESS. I refer to it as life-changing because that is what so many parents have told me after seeing it.   To learn more about this program: https://drsandygluckman.com/14-day-program/

Children whose brains are wired differently and who have any kind of learning, behavior or mood symptoms are evolved beings who have come to teach us different ways of being, of parenting and of educating.   Like the canaries in the coal mine, they are here to  warn us of the dangers of being so stressed and pressurized and to show us that we need to make some important changes in o...

Dr Alina Olteanu, who is an Integrative Pediatrician and the founder of Whole Child Texas, joins me on this episode to talk about the fascinating relationship between health and confidence.  She discusses all the aspects of what a healthy child is and offers practical and extremely useful information and recommendations.  In addition, I speak about what it means to be a heart-focused par...

I am being interviewed in this episode by Erin Kelly of Sparkling Wholeness, following a huge response to a previous interview where I spoke  on the topic of,  'What You Need to Know About Emotional Resilience.  In this interview we focus on the sensitive child and how important it is to help the child understand that being sensitive by nature is a gift and a strength, not a burden....

The concept of Inflammatory parenting is a hugely important one and one that is too seldom spoken about. In this episode learn all about what Inflammatory Parenting is and discover whether you are, unknowingly, being an inflammatory parent. 

Confidence' is a term that has been used loosely forever.  Find out in this episode what confidence really is.   I also speak about: Why some children have low self confidence and others don't. Why and how parents may unintentionally separate children from their natural-born confidence. How a child's confidence is a mirror of the parent's confidence. How the parent-child relationship det...

It is very difficult watching a child struggle, day after day, with anxiety, seeing how it holds them back from reaching their true potential and not knowing what to do to take that anxiety away. In this episode I speak about: What anxiety is. Why some children are anxious. 3 Ways to replace the neurochemistry of anxiety with the neurochemistry of emotional resilience.

Defiant, depressed, withdrawn, unmotivated children are not defiant, depressed, withdrawn, unmotivated.  These are the behaviors that are caused by being in fight, flight or freeze survival mode.   In this episode you can find out: How defiance, depression, withdrawal and other behaviors are being misdiagnosed. How to recognize the underlying root cause of these and other problem behavio...

In this episode I speak about the fact that one of the least understood and yet most powerful tools for the mental, emotional and physical health of our children (and ourselves) is the ability to engage in REAL Connection. When we are truly Connecting with our children, their (and our), body and brain chemistry get a biological and neurological upgrade. And the more we do this, the healthier we al...

In this episode I am being interviewed by Wade Bergner of Real U Academy .   The topic we address is the fact that too many children believe that, 'I Am Not Enough.'   It is a hugely important topic.  This 'not enough' feeling has been called low self-belief, low self-esteem, low self-worth but I believe this 'not good enough/not enough' feeling that some children grapple...

In this episode I am interviewed by Sonali Vongchusiri, host of the Summit: Raising Your Strong-Willed Child: How to Give Up the Guilt, Step Out of Overwhelm, and Rediscover the Joy in Parenting.   In this interview we cover every aspect of strong-willed children: Why this happens What the underlying root cause of this is How parents unintentionally trigger this in their children That strong-...

In this episode I am being interviewed by Erin Kerry of Sparkling Wholeness.   We cover the following aspects of building emotional resilience in children: Underlying root cause of low emotional resilience. Emotional resilience = healthy neurotransmitters. How parents can stimulate resilience through the way they engage and communicate with the child. Interpersonal Neurobiology – what is...