The Better Behavior Show with Dr. Nicole Beurkens

The Better Behavior Show with Dr. Nicole Beurkens


Latest Episodes

Episode 69: Brain Rules and Tools For Raising Happy and Healthy Children
July 01, 2020

My guest this week is Dr. John Medina, a developmental molecular biologist with a lifelong fascination with how the mind reacts to and organizes information. Dr. Medina is the author of the New York Times bestseller "" -- a provocative book that takes...

Episode 68: How Adversity Can Be A Catalyst To Discover Your Strengths
June 24, 2020

My guest this week is Sylvia Farbstein, whose path as a mother led her to leap out of private banking and into a professional role of awareness building and advocating for children and families experiencing adversity. Sylvia’s 20-year-old son,...

Episode 67: The Problem With Kid Food In and Out of The Lunchroom
June 17, 2020

My guest this week is Bettina Elias Siegel, a nationally recognized writer, and advocate on issues relating to children and food policy. Bettina’s reporting and opinion pieces have appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Houston Chronicle,...

Episode 66: How Breakdowns Can Lead to Relationship Repair and Growth In Your Family
June 10, 2020

My guest this week is Claudia M. Gold MD, a pediatrician, and writer who has practiced general and behavioral pediatrics for 25 years and currently specializes in early childhood mental health. Dr. Gold is on the faculty of the University of...

Episode 65: What You Need To Know About Psychiatric Medication For Children
June 03, 2020

My guest this week is Robert Whitaker, an award-winning American journalist, and author of four books, three of which tell of the history of psychiatry. In 2010, his Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental...

Episode 64: Optimistic Parenting Strategies for Challenging Children
May 27, 2020

My guest this week is Dr. Mark Durand, a professor of psychology at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and author. Dr. Durand has received over $4 million in federal funding to study the nature, assessment, and treatment of behavior...

Episode 63: Tiny Habits for Creating Lasting Change In Children and Adults
May 20, 2020

My guest this week is, Dr. BJ Fogg, founder of the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University and researcher who teaches industry innovators how human behavior really works. BJ leads a Behavior Design and has authored a New York Times bestseller, ....

Episode 62: How To Relieve Stress and Anxiety With Tapping For Parents and Kids
May 13, 2020

My guest this week is Alex Ortner, the Chief Marketing Officer, and co-owner, along with his brother Nick and sister Jessica, of The Tapping Solution, a company on a mission to bring into the mainstream a simple, life-changing, technique known as EFT...

Episode 61: Helping Teens Make Space for Painful Thoughts and Emotions with A.C.T
May 06, 2020

My guest this week is Ben Sedley, a clinical psychologist based in Wellington, New Zealand. As a Peer-Reviewed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Trainer, Ben runs ACT workshops in New Zealand and Australia. He is currently in part-time private...

Episode 60: Encouraging Movement and Exercise For Children With Special Needs
April 29, 2020

My guest this week is Daniel Stein, whose passion for health and fitness lead him to own and operate his private training business and to get certified through NASM, NFPT, and ACSM. Daniel holds a specialty certification as a Certified Inclusive...