How To Manage An Emotionally Sensitive Child, with Matis Miller

Matis Miller is a licensed clinical social worker and certified cognitive-behavioural therapist. He specialises in treating children with emotional regulation issues such as ADHD, ODD and DMDD. He also helps parents learn how to manage their expectations and acceptance. In this interview, Matis shares strategies from his new book: The Uncontrollable Child As a father of six and a therapist with over 15 years of experience, Matis has plenty of experience working with strong-willed children from all walks of life. Whether your child has a diagnosis or is simply displaying normal developmental behaviour, we could all use some extra parenting skills to help manage the situation. And that’s exactly what this interview provides. What you’ll learn What are some of the common diagnoses, such as: Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) How to differentiate a behavioural disorder from normal development behaviour What environmental issues are contributing to increased rates of behaviour disorders How to harness a ‘behavioural disorder’ and turn it into a superpower What percentage of children have ADHD Is ADHD more common in boys or girls What is Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Top tips for managing an emotionally sensitive child More information Show notes and links to the resources mentioned in this interview are available at

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How To Manage An Emotionally Sensitive Child, with Matis Miller is an episode from The Dad Train by Scott Davison.

This episode is 34:11 long.

This episode was published on May 25, 2021.

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