Scrambled: The Children‘s Mental Health Podcast

Episode 38 - ’Therapy vs. Medication

The title of this episode might be how many people look at therapy and medication in the treatment of mental health symptoms: see a therapist or take medicine, which is better?

Episode 37 - ’Teaching Gratitude’

Gratitude may seem like a stretch from children’s mental health, but in Episode 37, Chad and Nikki make a case for gratitude being a fundamental building block of raising children.

Episode 36 - ’The Difference Between Mental Health Problem and Age Appropriate Behavior’

Symptoms and problem behaviors are not always signs of a mental illness health diagnosis or condition. It could just be age appropriate behavior. 

Episode 35 - ’Look Who’s Talking: Silverlining Stuffies’

Chad and Nikki are starting a new non-sequential series of episodes featuring other individuals and groups who are spreading awareness of children’s mental health.

Episode 34 - ’Family Meetings’

Family meetings are a tool that can help kids and adults practice communication skills, conflict resolution, and effective expression of difficult emotions. 

Episode 33- ’Phobias’

In episode 33, Nikki and Chad discuss what a phobia is and what it's not, and what treatment might look like for someone with this type of anxiety disorder. 

Episode 32 - ’The Faces of Anxiety’

Anxiety can look very different from person to person and in children especially, anxiety can have a number of different faces. 

Episode 31 - ’What About Me?’

Episode 31 is a conversation about what happens when a child grows up with a sibling with a mental health condition.

Episode 30 - ’Getting Kids to Talk’

In their 30th episode, Nikki and Chad are joined by Dr. Rebecca Rolland, speech pathologist, Harvard lecturer, and author of 'The Art of Talking with Children' for a conversation about getting kids to talk.

Episode 29 - ’Unexpected Coping Skills Part 2’

For the final episode of their Back to School series, Chad and Nikki are joined by Chrissy Cox, a school principal, who explores the classroom practicality of the tips and strategies shared in episode 28, Unexpected Coping Skill, Part 1.