Scrambled: The Children‘s Mental Health Podcast

How do children experience grief—and how can adults recognize it when it doesn’t look the way we expect? In this episode, Nikki and Chad explore grief through a child’s eyes, including how developmental stages shape a child’s understanding of death, why kids may move in and out of grief through play and everyday activities, and how parents and caregivers can provide honesty, ...

Kids can experience enormous emotions without yet having the skills or brain development to manage them. In this episode, Chad and Nikki explore what’s happening beneath big reactions, why adults can accidentally make emotional moments harder, and how co-regulation, validation, boundaries, and connection can help children learn to navigate big feelings without making the feel...

In this episode, Nikki and Chad talk about the things kids do that make parents wonder, “is it just my kid?” From strange habits and big reactions to picky eating and weird fears, they explore why parents often feel alone in their struggles, when quirky behavior is simply part of being a kid, and when it might be worth looking a little closer.