The Parent Coffee Talk

Roseann Capanna Hodge

Parenting is never easy but Dr. Cleopatra and Dr. Ro are here to help you navigate with humor and love. Dr. Cleopatra is a Fertility Strategist who helps parents create their super babies. Dr. Ro is a Pediatric Mental Health Expert specializing in providing integrative mental health solutions for children with anxiety, ADHD, autism and more. Together they have combined forces to bring you the best conversations with parenting experts to help you build your parenting toolkit. Join Dr. Cleopatra and Dr. Ro each week on the Parent Coffee Talk Podcast to learn how to handle the most pressing issues a parent can face. We get real and the solutions we provide are more then just theory - we put them to use in our practices each week!

  1. 24: Special Education During a Pandemic

    05/27/2021

    24: Special Education During a Pandemic

    When it comes to education, special needs students don’t always get the accommodations and consideration they need to be set up for success. Today's guest, Jennifer Weitz, is an advocate for special ed education and an attorney. As a representative for children with special needs, she shares ways the education system could further support children during this time and what you can do at home to enhance your children's learning. Join Dr. Roseann and Dr. Cleopatra in this information and inspiring episode. Show Highlights: How does the conversation of homeschooling change when a child has special needs The current school guidelines for educating special needs children Why schools need to make resources more available How to utilize time at home to teach life skills What makes the lack of consistency for special needs students Using data collection to dictate whether or not students need compensatory services Jennifer discusses a recently proposed bill that threatens the education of special needs children How are parents and students are dealing with regression What makes students entitled to home-bound instruction Individualized education plans Creating experiences as a form of teaching Curriculum apps for parents What can parents do at home right now Working with dyslexic students Links: https://www.abcmouse.com https://www.adventureacademy.com https://www.time4learning.com https://www.brainpop.com https://drroseann.com https://drcleopatra.com Contact Jennifer: 917-841-7915 http://www.jwadvocates.com

    50 min
  2. 23: Functional Nutrition, Inflammation and Optimum Health

    05/20/2021

    23: Functional Nutrition, Inflammation and Optimum Health

    Today, we have Shelley Gawith, the Professional Woman’s Functional Nutritionist, as our guest. Shelley is one of New Zealand’s top functional nutrition experts. One of her specialty areas is corporate and professional women. Shelley started her career working for the largest investment banking firm in Sydney. She was ambitious, extremely driven to excel in sporting events, and worked very long hours until she began to struggle with debilitating health issues. Then, she learned to heal her body through nutrition. Since then, she has been using the knowledge from her training to help people from all over the world. In this episode, Shelley shares her powerful story. She talks about how inflammation affects our bodies, eating for your optimum health, and how to read the signals when your body is out of balance. Listen in to find out more! Show highlights: Shelley shares the story of how she got involved with functional nutrition. How Shelley started to see the power of food as medicine. How realizing the power of food as medicine created extra stress for Shelley’s mother. Shelley shares the moment when she started looking into functional nutrition. How Shelley began to heal, layer by layer. Shelley shares some common symptoms and issues that women struggle with today. The benefits of tracking your period and poo health. Red alerts sometimes appear as subtle signs. Shelley shares some nutritional advice for professional women who want to become high-functioning machines. Shelley and Cleopatra talk about various types of protein. Links and resources: Shelley’s website Shelley on Instagram Book mentioned: Primal Body Primal Mind by Nora Gedgaudas

    45 min
  3. 19: Meal Planning, Vitamins, and Alternative Comfort Foods

    04/21/2021

    19: Meal Planning, Vitamins, and Alternative Comfort Foods

    Today's guest, Cynthia Thurlow, is the CEO and founder of Everyday Wellness, a nurse practitioner and functional nutritionist. In this conversation with Dr. Roseann and Dr. Cleopatra, Cynthia shares how she finds ways to eat healthy and keep her kids healthy at home. She covers a range of topics from meal planning, taking vitamins, and how to find healthy alternatives to comfort food favorites. This interview is packed with tips on how to pack minerals and greens into your diet, while still having fun.  Show Highlights:  Cynthia shares how she plans for her and her families meals How Cynthia integrates different varieties of foods in her house The importance of incorporating foods with antibacterial properties in your meals Different ways to ingest healthy foods  Healthy and fun food options for kids  Why we need to take supplements and what we should be taking  Ways to get kids to take more vitamins  Finding healthier comfort foods  Cynthia shares her skincare and beauty regimen Things you can do at home for self care The benefits of a magnesium bath Practices you should integrate into your daily life What makes food the best medicine  Taking control of teaching your kids to eat healthy Links:  https://drroseann.com https://drcleopatra.com https://cynthiathurlow.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-wellness/id1435214303 Info@cynthiathurlow.com  Resources Mentioned:  https://www.vitaliving.com/products/magnesium-with-srt-240t-by-jigsaw-health?variant=17920433225843#MainContent https://www.ancient-minerals.com https://www.swanwicksleep.com/products/classic-night-swannies?variant=21586427609167

    52 min

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Parenting is never easy but Dr. Cleopatra and Dr. Ro are here to help you navigate with humor and love. Dr. Cleopatra is a Fertility Strategist who helps parents create their super babies. Dr. Ro is a Pediatric Mental Health Expert specializing in providing integrative mental health solutions for children with anxiety, ADHD, autism and more. Together they have combined forces to bring you the best conversations with parenting experts to help you build your parenting toolkit. Join Dr. Cleopatra and Dr. Ro each week on the Parent Coffee Talk Podcast to learn how to handle the most pressing issues a parent can face. We get real and the solutions we provide are more then just theory - we put them to use in our practices each week!