Calming Young Minds: Exploring Research Based Mind Body Therapies

The field of pediatrics offers us many evidence-based possibilities to help our children become resilient, self-confident, empathetic, motivated, and able to solve the hurdles life will throw at them. Dr. Anna Esparham works with children and youth who have anxiety, ADHD, are sleep deprivation, have chronic pain, or other challenges. Our guest shares many of these approaches and walks us through how we can all use the technique of tapping to calm ourselves. Acupuncture or acupressure? There are many mind/body therapies including self-hypnosis. How can children use this themselves? If we can activate our parasympathetic systems, it will serve us well in all areas of our being - mind, body, soul and spirit. Dr. Esparham discusses the power of breathing, yoga, various forms of meditation, distracting techniques, nutrition, and more. How does osteopathic medicine relate to emotional regulation and awareness? Understanding integrative medicine gives us more options to consider for our family's well-being. Connect with Dr. Esparaham: https://www.healthispowher.com/