Dr. Caroline Buzanko

Dr. Caroline Buzanko Empowering professionals and parents to raise strong, emotionally healthy kids—by ditching outdated strategies and building real confidence.

Psychologist | Resilience Rebel | Yoda of Anxiety

Do you ever feel like one child gets all the attention because their needs are louder?In this new Parents of the Year ep...
02/11/2026

Do you ever feel like one child gets all the attention because their needs are louder?

In this new Parents of the Year episode, Andrew and Caroline talk with Mark Perloe, a grandfather who noticed this exact pattern in his own family—and turned it into a meaningful conversation about humour, kindness, and emotional strength.

They talk about:
• Kids and screen time
• Parenting vs. grandparenting boundaries
• Helping children handle frustration
• Why shared experiences matter more than gifts
This episode will resonate with parents, grandparents, and anyone raising kids today.

🎧 Listen now and share with someone who’d appreciate it.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1942378/episodes/18570685

02/11/2026

Stay present with the discomfort.

That’s how kids learn to stop reacting on impulse.
🎧 Full episode link: https://youtu.be/iHLBYOeFgig

02/11/2026

If we’re always talking, the brain is never going to learn.

Real skills come from practice.

🎧 Full episode link: https://youtu.be/iHLBYOeFgig

Many kids melt down not because emotions are too big — but because discomfort feels unbearable.In this episode, Dr. Caro...
02/10/2026

Many kids melt down not because emotions are too big — but because discomfort feels unbearable.

In this episode, Dr. Caroline shares practical distress tolerance activities that help children and teens stay regulated when emotions spike. These are the same tools used in therapy rooms and classrooms, adapted for real life at home.

They’re simple. They’re playful. They work.

If you support kids with anxiety, frustration, or impulsive reactions, this episode is worth your time.

🎧 Listen here: https://youtu.be/iHLBYOeFgig

02/10/2026

Kids don’t learn emotional regulation by talking alone — they learn by doing.
In this episode, psychologist Dr. Caroline Buzanko walks through hands-on distress tolerance activities that build frustration tolerance, impulse control, and emotional stamina in children and teens.

You’ll hear real examples used in therapy, schools, and homes, including:
• Ice cube and cold exposure activities
• Boredom and stillness challenges
• Sour candy and sensory exercises
• Urge-surfing for anxiety, OCD, and impulsive behaviour
• Playful ways to practice delayed gratification
• Why screens lower frustration tolerance
• How adults can model these skills alongside kids

This episode is especially helpful for educators, parents, clinicians, and school teams supporting anxiety, emotional outbursts, rigidity, and low distress tolerance.

� Listen now and learn how to turn everyday discomfort into emotional strength.

02/05/2026

“Our job is not to rescue — our job is to be a bravery coach.”

A powerful reminder for parents and caregivers supporting kids through big emotions.

🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/kyZkNUZzUAU

Quick question for parents: have you ever used AI for parenting advice?Andrew and Caroline did… on mic. They asked AI ab...
02/04/2026

Quick question for parents: have you ever used AI for parenting advice?

Andrew and Caroline did… on mic. They asked AI about chores, screens, and an anxious kid at bedtime, then talked about the part nobody says out loud: the soothing tone can feel like a lifeline when you’re overwhelmed. That’s helpful—and it can also pull you away from real support if you’re not paying attention.

This episode is funny (bank trips, sourdough obsessions, all of it) and also genuinely useful if your house turns into chaos the second a screen turns off.

🎧 New Parents of the Year episode is up—come listen, then tell us: do you use AI as your “parenting buddy,” or is it a hard no?
Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1942378/episodes/18570683

02/04/2026

“We’re robbing kids of resilience-building opportunities when we don’t allow them to sit in discomfort.”

This episode explains why stepping in too quickly can hold kids back — even when our intentions are good.

🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/kyZkNUZzUAU

02/04/2026

“The goal here is courage, it’s not comfort.”

Hard to hold. Powerful to practice.
This episode explains why stepping back helps kids step forward.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation https://youtu.be/kyZkNUZzUAU

Watching a child struggle is hard. Stepping back is harder.In this episode, Dr. Caroline Buzanko explains why fixing, re...
02/03/2026

Watching a child struggle is hard. Stepping back is harder.

In this episode, Dr. Caroline Buzanko explains why fixing, reassuring, and allowing avoidance keeps anxiety alive — and what to do instead. She walks through how kids build confidence, why discomfort matters, and how adults can support without escalating distress.

If you’re parenting, teaching, or caring for an anxious child, this episode is worth your time.

🎧 Listen here: https://youtu.be/kyZkNUZzUAU

🎓 Free training mentioned in the episode:
https://koru-learning-institute.thinkific.com/courses/avoidingcommonmistakeswithanxiety

02/03/2026

Adults want to help. We rush in, reassure, soften, adjust, and rescue — and without realizing it, we teach anxiety how to grow.

In this episode of Overpowering Emotions, Dr. Caroline Buzanko speaks about one of the most common and most misunderstood drivers of childhood anxiety: adult accommodation. She explains why learning only happens inside discomfort, how avoidance quietly trains the brain to stay afraid, and why reassurance — even when loving — often makes things worse.

This episode challenges the instinct to fix and replaces it with a more effective role: bravery coach. Dr. Caroline breaks down what validation actually looks like, why stopping accommodation matters more than teaching coping skills, and how adults can support kids through distress without escalating it or giving anxiety more power.

If you work with children or teens who struggle with anxiety, frustration, shutdowns, or big emotional reactions, this conversation will shift how you respond — and why it matters.

� Free training mentioned in this episode:
Avoiding Common Mistakes with Anxiety
https://koru-learning-institute.thinkific.com/courses/avoidingcommonmistakeswithanxiety

Listen, share, and support kids in becoming brave.

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