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Reducing Sugar in Your Family’s Diet: Tips, Swaps & Products

By: Nicole Beurkens · February 22, 2023

reducing sugar

As we emerge from sugar season, I thought this would be a great time to revisit a very popular episode I did with Dr. Natasha Beck, lovingly known as Dr. Organic Mommy. With obesity skyrocketing in kids and adults, what are some simple swaps and better food choices we can make to improve our physical and mental health? There are loads of meal suggestions and cleaner packaged food options for kids that Dr. Beck shares in this one!

How to Avoid Stress Buildup & Dysregulation in Kids & Ourselves

By: Nicole Beurkens · February 8, 2023

dysregulation

My guest this week is Jason Campbell and this episode I am having him back to discuss how to avoid stress buildup and dysregulation in kids and ourselves (especially during tough times) by learning how to create more space in your life–and I don’t just mean physical space–we’re talking about the space we need in our minds, thoughts, feelings, bodies, and the environment around us. We explore many practical approaches, including a simple 3 minute breathing exercise you can do anytime you need a quick, effective reset!

How to Get the Education & Help at School Your Child Needs

By: Nicole Beurkens · February 1, 2023

help at school

My guest this week is Dr. Courtney Kowalczyk and we are discussing a topic that I get asked about most, school! Specifically about getting the education and help at school your child needs. Issues can arise with kids of all ages, especially when a child has extra challenges that impact their learning or behavior. The school environment can be a tough thing to navigate, so Dr. Courtney is the perfect expert to share her professional and personal experience, insights, and tips to help your child get the best education and educational setting for their needs.

Systems are Failing Parents of Kids w Mental Health Challenges

By: Nicole Beurkens · January 25, 2023

mental health

My guest this week is Cheryl Cardall, and we are talking about an issue that isn’t covered or supported enough: the current systems are failing parents who are raising kids with mental health challenges and the immense struggle parents often face when trying to get them the help they need. This conversation will help to shine some light on this topic so we can become more aware of these real lived experiences parents raising kids with extra challenges face and how we can start to develop and provide more effective support systems of care that actually meet the needs, and mental health needs, of these individuals, the parents, and families.

How To Be Less Reactive And More Calm And Regulated With Your Children

By: Nicole Beurkens · January 18, 2023

Meditation

As the most downloaded episode to date, and as a prelude to part 2 that will be airing soon, I wanted to rerelease my episode with Jason Campbell.  If you tuned in the first time, I encourage you to re-listen! The techniques we discuss are by far some of the most important things we can do to support our kids and ourselves, especially when we are experiencing significant stressors and challenges with our kids or in any other part of our life. As we all know, it can be hard to keep your cool when your child is in the midst of big emotions and challenging behaviors. And stay to the end and try the 5 minute meditation to help you reset and refocus.

Untold Side Effects of Psychiatric Medications for Children

By: Nicole Beurkens · January 11, 2023

Psychiatric Medications

My guest this week is Lynn Cunningham and we are talking about psychiatric medications and the information that doesn’t often get shared in either the doctor’s office or in mainstream media about the concerning impact of these drugs both temporarily and permanently on some children, teens, and adults. This episode is about educating on risks, not anti-medication, then making the best decisions. Let’s discuss some of these negative impacts, what true informed consent is, and tips (including weaning off) to help you navigate if medication your physician is prescribing is right for your child.

Happier & Healthier—How to Declutter Our Lives & Environment

By: Nicole Beurkens · January 4, 2023

My guest this week is Allie Casazza we discuss how to declutter our lives and environment so we can be happier and healthier. Research shows our physical environment plays a huge role in how we feel and function, and that includes how our kids feel and function too. Let’s explore how to declutter our lives and environment with practical and doable tips, where to start, and how to navigate resistance and obstacles!

The Holistic Psychologist on Mental Health, Kids & Parenting

By: Nicole Beurkens · December 7, 2022

mental health

My guest this week is Dr. Nicole LePera, The Holistic Psychologist, and we are diving into our personal and professional experiences on three of our favorite topics: mental health, kids, and parenting. We talk about how we’ve come to understand mental health diagnoses and treatment differently over time, what we need to do to improve mental health for ourselves and our children, how we can be better parents to our kids and ourselves, the concept of reparenting, and much more!

Teen Whisperer: Tips for Communicating & Parenting Teens

By: Nicole Beurkens · November 30, 2022

parenting teens

My guest this week is Kirsten Cobabe and we are talking about parenting teens. Parenting teens and tweens can be tough developmental phases for parents, caregivers and kids. How can you best support them while having a strong relationship? Let’s explore what makes adolescents at this age tick, the ways we might be misunderstanding what’s happening for them even when we have the best intentions, how we can best connect and communicate with them, and lots more helpful tips for parenting teens with Teen Whisperer, Kirsten Cobabe.

Using Neuroplasticity to Manage Anxiety in Kids & Adults

By: Nicole Beurkens · November 23, 2022

Anxiety

My guest this week is Dr. Wendy Suzuki and we are talking about managing anxiety. We’ve talked about anxiety in various ways on the show previously. But today, I want to take a bit of a different approach. Believe it or not, anxiety is important for us to experience, and what we do with our anxiety, and what we teach our kids to do, can make all the difference between progressing and thriving, or getting stuck and feeling helpless. Let’s dive in to discuss the importance of neuroplasticity, why anxiety can be healthy, and how to manage anxiety in kids and adults.

The Type of Discipline Kids Want and Need

By: Nicole Beurkens · November 16, 2022

discipline

My guest this week is Sarah Moore, and we discuss the discipline kids want and need. Now the word discipline can bring up all kinds of thoughts and feelings for parents, often based on our own childhood experiences, beliefs, or things we’ve read about kids and parenting. The reality is, that all kids need discipline. It’s important to understand that discipline really means teaching and guiding, not punishment, spanking, etc. Expert, Sarah Moore, is back on the show to help teach a new way of understanding discipline that is helpful and healthier.

The Power of Music & Music Therapy for Children

By: Nicole Beurkens · November 9, 2022

music therapy

My guest this week is Ryan Judd, and we are talking about the power of music for children, and how music therapy specifically can help kids with a wide range of challenges. The benefits reach far beyond behavior regulation, stress reduction, and communication for all ages. What I love about all of this is it’s so easy to access, it can benefit everyone, and it’s often free. So whether or not you’ve explored the benefits of music or music therapy for your children, I think you’re going to love this conversation with award-winning recording artist and music therapist Ryan Judd.

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This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which Beurkens Autism Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Horizons Developmental Resource Center collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a “User”) of the www.DrBeurkens.com website (“Site”). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by Horizons Developmental Resource Center.

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Our Site may use “cookies” to enhance User experience. User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.

How we use collected information

Horizons Developmental Resource Center may collect and use Users personal information for the following purposes:

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  • To personalize user experience — We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.
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How we protect your information

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.

Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.

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We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.We may use third party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission.

Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily make your personal information available for viewing by third parties online – for example on message boards, web logs, through email, or in chat areas – that information can be seen, collected and used by others besides us. We cannot be responsible for any unauthorized third-party use of such information.

Some of our third-party advertisers and ad servers that place and present advertising on the Site also may collect information from you via cookies, web beacons or similar technologies. These third-party advertisers and ad servers may use the information they collect to help present their advertisements, to help measure and research the advertisements’ effectiveness, or for other purposes. The use and collection of your information by these third-party advertisers and ad servers is governed by the relevant third-party’s privacy policy and is not covered by our Privacy Policy. Indeed, the privacy policies of these third-party advertisers and ad servers may be different from ours. If you have any concerns about a third party’s use of cookies or web beacons or use of your information, you should visit that party’s website and review its privacy policy.

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We also use Google Analytics Advertiser Features to optimize our business. Advertiser features include:

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By enabling these Google Analytics Display features, we are required to notify our visitors by disclosing the use of these features and that we and third-party vendors use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) or other first-party identifiers, and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to gather data about your activities on our Site. Among other uses, this allows us to contact you if you begin to fill out our check-out form but abandon it before completion with an email reminding you to complete your order. The “Remarketing” feature allows us to reach people who previously visited our Site, and match the right audience with the right advertising message.

You can opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting Google’s ad settings and/or you may opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

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As advertisers on Facebook and through our Facebook page, we, (not Facebook) may collect content or information from a Facebook user and such information may be used in the same manner specified in this Privacy Policy. You consent to our collection of such information.

We abide by Facebook’s Data Use Restrictions.

  • Any ad data collected, received or derived from our Facebook ad (“Facebook advertising data”) is only shared with someone acting on our behalf, such as our service provider. We are responsible for ensuring that our service providers protect any Facebook advertising data or any other information obtained from us, limit our use of all of that information, and keep it confidential and secure.
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Children’s Privacy Statement

This children’s privacy statement explains our practices with respect to the online collection and use of personal information from children under the age of thirteen, and provides important information regarding their rights under federal law with respect to such information.

  • This Site is not directed to children under the age of thirteen and we do NOT knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen as part of the Site. We screen users who wish to provide personal information in order to prevent users under the age of thirteen from providing such information. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personally identifiable information from a user under the age of thirteen as part of the Site, we will delete such information from our records. If we change our practices in the future, we will obtain prior, verifiable parental consent before collecting any personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen as part of the Site.
  • Because we do not collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen as part of the Site, we also do NOT knowingly distribute such information to third parties.
  • We do NOT knowingly allow children under the age of thirteen to publicly post or otherwise distribute personally identifiable contact information through the Site.
  • Because we do not collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen as part of the Site, we do NOT condition the participation of a child under thirteen in the Site’s online activities on providing personally identifiable information.

 Changes to this privacy policy

Horizons Developmental Resource Center has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

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By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

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