Podcast appearances and mentions of nancy rappaport

What happens when personal trauma intersects with professional purpose in the world of child psychiatry? Discover the compelling story of Dr. Nancy Rappaport, who turned the tragedy of losing her mother to suicide into a life-long commitment to prevent similar losses in others. This podcast episode explores the intricate links between personal history and professional practice with a focus on child and family psychiatry. It illuminates the often-overlooked nuances of family dynamics, the importance of understanding children's challenging behaviors, and the sensitive discourse surrounding suicide prevention. The conversation unearths how small moments of humanity in therapy can bridge profound professional gaps and reinforce the resilience required in dealing with complex familial issues. Listeners will leave with a renewed understanding of why appropriate conversation about suicide is a poignant necessity in both clinical practice and families. Listen now to uncover insights that might just redefine the approach to mental health support.[03:43 -12:26] Child Psychiatry & Personal History September marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, underscoring the episode's thematic urgency.Discussion on how her experiences informed her choice to focus on child psychiatry.Importance of not using stigmatizing language like "committed suicide."Emphasis on reducing stigma and opening dialogues about suicide.[12:27 - 22:00] Trauma, Suicide, and Professional Development in Child Psychiatry Personal experiences with trauma and loss can influence a therapist's approach to working with children and familiesThe saying "when someone dies by suicide, they take their skeleton and put it in your closet" highlights the complex impact on survivorsShifting from individual therapy to family therapy can provide new insights into family dynamics and behaviorsBalancing personal emotional experiences with professional rigor is crucial in the field of child psychiatry [22:01 -32:46] Childhood Behavior and Parenting ChallengesStrategies for pediatric clinicians dealing with suicidal patients.The role of programs like the National Alliance on Mental Illness in aiding families with psychiatric issues.The importance of local resources, like those in Boston, for mental health support.Encouragement for clinicians to remind patients of their value, especially post-suicide attempts.[32:47 - 41:46] Childhood Behavior and Parenting ChallengesThe behavior code was written drawing on that was published in 2012. It's been on the bestseller of Harvard Ed Press for about 8 years.It was written about angry kids, oppositional kids, kids with sexualized behavior, and kids with withdrawn behavior.As parents, you're doing this dance, and then it's not perfect. Sometimes you step on each other's toes, but there is this room for repair.You have to have a lot of humility when working with parents because Yes. We all are doing the best we can.[41:47 - 48:19] Closing segment TakeawayYou can reach Dr. Nancy RapaportEmail: nancy@nancyrapaport.com LinkedeIn:...

Tune into this week's episode where we sit down with the Dr. Nancy Rappaport, who shares her groundbreaking approach to comprehending and managing children's behaviors, including anxiety-related and oppositional tendencies as well as the theory of why stepping back as a parent and allowing your children to encounter and navigate challenges by themselves is crucial for their development. Dr. Rappaport provides an in-depth look at how structured environments and small rituals can significantly improve how children cope with everyday stresses and transitions. From addressing the influences of trauma to understanding normal age-appropriate curiosity, Dr. Rappaport provides a balanced perspective on navigating sensitive topics. She emphasizes the necessity of not misinterpreting behavioral cues, as they can vary significantly depending on a child's personal experiences and challenges. Are you ready to learn how to respond playfully and effectively to children's complicated behaviors? Tune in to gain unique strategies that could not only revolutionize your approach to parenting but alter how you perceive and interact with childhood behaviors forever! [03:13 -19:31] Understanding and Managing Anxiety-Related Behaviors in ChildrenDiscussion on how unstructured times, transitions, social demands, and unexpected changes can trigger anxiety-related behaviors in children.Emphasis on the importance of creating structured environments during typically unstructured times to provide stability for anxious children.Introduction of tools like emotional thermometers and comfort boxes to help children manage their anxiety.Strategies for preparing anxious children for impending changes to reduce stress and behavioral issues.[19:31 - 32:18] Addressing Oppositional Behaviors in Children Exploration of the antecedents to oppositional behaviors, including environmental triggers and emotional distress.The use of encouragement cards, affirmations, and undirected play to positively influence children's behaviors.Importance of understanding the meaning behind behavior as a form of communication rather than simply reacting to the behavior itself.Psychological insights revealing that a third of children who completed suicide had shown oppositional behaviors. [32:19 - 46:04] Strategies for Building Rapport with Withdrawn ChildrenNot making assumptions about withdrawn behaviors, as these can vary drastically between children.Insights into how parents' personal characteristics can influence their perception of a child's withdrawn behavior.Methods for engaging withdrawn children in communication and activities at a pace comfortable for the child.Highlighting the reasons behind withdrawn behavior, including possible underlying health issues or past traumas.[46:05 - 50:06] Effective Use and Concerns of Medications in Managing Child BehaviorThe use of stimulant medication and its effects on participation in regular classroom activities and field trips.Overprescription of antipsychotic medications for behavior management and the ensuing need for skill-building and robust support systems.Contrast between the child psychiatrists and pediatricians to behavior management and the synergies of their collaboration.The value of pediatricians in the ongoing health and wellness journey of children, especially aligned with psychiatric insights.[50:07 - 57:37] Closing segment TakeawaysLinks to resources mentioned on the showHer website:

A Book called “The Behavior Code?” Yes please! In today's episode, I summarize one of my most favorite books, “The Behavior Code,” by Jessica Minahan and Nancy Rappaport, MD. Let me tell you… if you read just the first 26 pages of this book, you'll be able to talk to your child's school team so much more effectively! And if you commit to 42 pages, you'll also be able to suggest a super great behavior support plan for your child! Do I have your attention? This book also addresses specific strategies for students experiencing anxiety, oppositional behaviors, withdrawal, and sexualized behaviors. I give summaries for each chapter so you can decide if it's right for you! Want more book reviews? DM me! I'm a reader, and I'm happy to deliver this info to you if you'd like it!  https://amzn.to/3r9aVud (https://amzn.to/3r9aVud)

Host Navid Zamani interviews guest Nancy Rappaport on how family therapists can be critical players in navigating the school systems, practices and approaches with students who are struggling in school, and the passion for the possible.

We've read so many books throughout our careers that we'd love to share with our audience. Below is a shortlist of recommended reading within this episode that can help you become a better BCBA. We'd also love to know what's on your bookshelf, so make sure to connect with us and share!— Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism (Catherine Maurice, Gina Green, et al.) —  A Work in Progress (Ron Leaf) — Early Start Denver Model (Sally J. Rogers and Geraldine Dawson) — The Behavior Code (Jessica Minahan and Nancy Rappaport, MD)  — Beyond Behaviors (Mona Delahooke)  — The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child (Alan E. Kazdin)  — Parenting with Science (Leanne Page, BCBA) — Smart But Scattered (Peg Dawson and Richard Guare) — Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities (Mark Sundberg, Ph.D. & James W. Partington, Ph.D.) — Communication-Based Intervention for Problem Behavior (Edward Carr, Ph.D., Len Levin M.A., et al.)  — Visual Supports for People with Autism (Marlene J. Cohen & Peter F. Gerhardt) — Early Intervention Games (Barbara Sher)What's Inside:Shayna and Shira's recommended reading list to support practitioners, parents, and moreMentioned In This Episode:HowToABA.comHow to ABA on YouTubeFind us on FacebookFollow us on Instagram

Nancy Rappaport talks about ways of living with and coping with the stresses of COVID in schools, and at home with family and friends.

Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast episode #107 with Jessica Minahan[i], the author of The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students[ii] In this much needed book, based on a collaboration dating back nearly a decade, the authors Jessica Minahan, a behavioral analyst and Nancy Rappaport,  a child psychiatrist—reveal their systematic approach for deciphering causes and patterns of difficult behaviors and how to match them with proven strategies for getting students back on track to learn.Watch the interview on YouTube here. My name is Andrea Samadi, and if you are new here, I’m a former educator who created this podcast to bring the most current neuroscience research, along with high performing experts who have risen to the top of their field, with specific strategies or ideas that you can implement immediately, whether you are an educator, or in the corporate space, to take your results to the next level. If you have ever heard my story of where my career began, you would know why I would be so interested to speak with Jessica about the strategies in The Behavior Code. My first job out of The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Education, was a behavioral class. I felt overwhelmed and frustrated by the lack of resources to manage and teach my students and this was one of the catalysts that drew me towards social and emotional learning in the late 1990s. If only I had read this book back then, I wouldn’t have struggled so much.Let me tell you more about Jessica:She is a licensed and board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA), author, special educator, and consultant to schools internationally.  Since 2000 she has worked with students who struggle with mental health issues and challenging behavior in public school systems.  She specializes in training staff and creating behavior intervention plans for students who demonstrate explosive and unsafe behavior. She also works with students who have emotional and behavioral disabilities, anxiety disorders, or high-functioning Autism. Her particular interest is to serve these students by combining behavioral interventions with a comprehensive knowledge of best practices for those with complex mental health profiles and learning needs.She is a blogger on The Huffington Post[iii], the author of The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students,[iv] with Nancy Rappaport (Harvard Education Press, 2012), and author of The Behavior Code Companion: Strategies, Tools, and Interventions for Supporting Students with Anxiety-Related or Oppositional Behaviors [v](Harvard Education Press, 2014).]She holds a Bachelor in Science in Intensive Special Education from Boston University and a dual master’s degree in Special Education and Elementary Education from Wheelock College. She has a certificate of graduate study (CGS) in teaching children with Autism from the University of Albany and received her BCBA training from Northeastern University in Boston. She is sought-after internationally to speak on subjects ranging from effective interventions for students with anxiety to supporting hard-to-reach students in full-inclusion public school settings.How did I come across Jessica’s work?A couple of Saturday mornings ago, I was at my desk getting caught up from the week, and an email came in from Greg Wolcott, who I mention often on the podcast. He’s an assistant superintendent from Chicago who has not only been a guest a couple of times on the podcast, but is a huge supporter. He often brainstorms ideas, topics, and guest speakers with me, and this time, when he sent me Jessica’s name, and told me that he was on a webinar with her, and that I should take a look at her work, I knew I needed to speak with her the minute I saw the title of her book.If you are a current teacher, former teacher, or thinking about being a teacher, I am sure that you would want to know “what is the behavior code?”  As a parent I am still trying to figure this out, and my girls are not teenagers yet! So I emailed Jessica that second, asked her if she would come on the podcast, and within hours we had the interview set up.Let’s hear what Jessica has to say about the Behavior Code.--------------------This is where the interview begins-----------Welcome Jessica, thank you so much for taking the time out of a busy schedule (where I know you’ve been working hard presenting on the weekends) to speak with me about your book The Behavior Code.Before we get to the questions, I wanted to read one of the reviews that you have in the beginning of the book. We haven’t met until now, so you wouldn’t possibly know my story of my first job out of teacher’s college being a behavioral class, where I wished I had some strategies, any strategies, to manage my class that was out of control, but this review could have been written by me and I think it will give you some insight into the passion that I have for your work before I begin the questions.The review says….“The Behavior Code needs to be read by all teachers, counselors, administrators, and parents!/From cover to cover I felt (the authors) were speaking to me, an elementary teacher (I was a middle-school teacher) and a mom (I wasn’t a mom back then, but I am now). I felt they knew me, and knew those students who kept me awake at night.  ( I still wonder what happened to those students who used to keep me up at night, over 20 years later). Teachers, this book is written by authors who KNOW what our jobs are like.” —  Lorna d’Entremont,  Special Needs Book ReviewJessica, I’ve heard you say that when you show up at a school to help teachers, it’s usually after an incident has happened, and teachers or school admin are looking for an immediate solution. I know you can’t solve everyone school’s behavior problems, but what is your vision with the Behavior Code?Q1: When I left teaching, in the late 1990s, my close friends would say that I was the least likely out of anyone to quit anything. I broke my contract, felt burnt out, after one year of teaching behavioral students. There were no strategies at all in my teacher training programs to help me to deal with challenging behavior, and it’s been just recently that I have come across books like Dr. Lori Desautels” Connections Over Compliance: Rewiring Our Perceptions of Discipline[vi] where I started to see that there were strategies out there to help turn around even the most challenging students. Why do you think there is this gap in our teacher training programs, that “creates teachers who are undertrained and overwhelmed?” (Jessica Minahan, on Unrestrained Podcast Episode #18)[vii]. My thoughts: Unless you have stood in a classroom, in front of students, it’s not easy to really understand the job of an educator. Even sitting in the back of the classroom, as a parent volunteer, you can get a glimpse of what the day-to-day life is like in today’s schools.Q2: When I was teaching, I remember thinking in my head “what’s wrong with these kids?” showing that I was missing some really important training.  What should all teachers know about behavior, and can you explain how we can turn around even the most challenging student behavior?Q3: What is the process of figuring out the underlying cause behind a behavior? What are some patterns and causes of challenging behavior?Q4: How do social and emotional skills tie into behavior control? In Ch 1 of your book you mention an incident with a student name Alyssa who blows up at another student, and you had a chart showing the SEL skills that were missing, that need to be taught. How can teachers assess the strategies you outline a situation like this in real-time, to prevent more disruption, or is the key just to keep our calm until we can get more information?  What is the best way to deal with explosive situations while they are happening?Q5: I know that you go into depth on your FAIR Intervention Plan that you describe in chapter 2 on the podcast I heard you on recently. I will put a link to this podcast in the show notes[viii] so you don’t have to explain it again, but can you briefly explain why replacement behavior is the first step toward desired behavior, and what would the FAIR PLAN look like in practice, maybe with a student with Anxiety-Related behavior, since anxiety is at an all-time high these days?Q6: If you had met me 20 years ago when I was a new teacher, with a room full of behavioral students, and I shared with you that I was thinking of leaving teaching, not only leaving teaching, but thinking of moving to another country, it was such a stressful experience. What would you have said to me? What would you say to teachers these days who are feeling the stress and pressure of Covid19, whether they are teaching in the classroom or online? Q7: I just presented at a virtual conference on the topic of stress, learning and the brain[ix], as this topic is something I would like to bring more awareness to for our teachers in the classroom, or parents who might be homeschooling their children, or helping them on a different level than they’ve ever had to before. What calming strategies do you think would help a stressed teacher, or even a parent stressed out in the workplace, and then they have to come home and find new strategies to help their children who are also stressed with the way the world is today?Jessica, I want to thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me today, to share your research and years of work around a topic that I am deeply invested in. If people want to learn more about your books, articles, radio and podcasts, they can go tohttps://jessicaminahan.com/publications/They can follow you on social media:https://twitter.com/jessica_minahanhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-minahan-64a8782/https://www.facebook.com/TheBehaviorCodehttps://www.websudoku.com/RESOURCES:The Behavior Code Book and Companion Guide. You will learn:*Tools that can be understood and used immediately*How anxiety-related behaviors impact students and easy to implement strategies that are really effective!*Case studies that are springboards to creating effective intervention support plans.*Progress monitoring tools that measure if the interventions are effective!*Clearly outlined components of a transition and how to support all students be successful with the numerous transitions they incur in the school day.*The IEP goals and objectives included in the book are fantastic templates*Protocols for unsafe behaviors*Comprehensive list of helpful appsTreating Explosive Kids by Ross Green and J. Stuart Ablon, https://www.stuartablon.com/treating-explosive-kidsREFERENCES:[i] https://jessicaminahan.com/about-jessica-minahan/[ii][ii] The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students (April 1, 2012) https://www.amazon.com/Behavior-Code-Practical-Understanding-Challenging/dp/1612501362[iii] 5 Tips for Preventing Dependency in Anxious Students (Feb.2017) by Jessica Minahan https://www.huffpost.com/entry/5-tips-for-preventing-dependency-in-anxious-students_b_58b4a421e4b0e5fdf61975f0[iv] The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students (April 1, 2012)  https://jessicaminahan.com/the-behavior-code/[v] The Behavior Code Companion: Strategies, Tools and Interventions for Supporting Students with Anxiety-Related or Oppositional Behaviors https://jessicaminahan.com/the-behavior-code-companion/[vi] Lori L Desautels, Ph.D Connections Over Compliance: Rewiring Our Perceptions of Discipline (Sept. 18, 2020) http://revelationsineducation.com/the-book/connections-over-compliance-rewiring-our-perceptions-of-discipline/[vii] Cracking the Behavior Code (Unrestrained Podcast Episode #18) with Terry Vittone https://www.crisisprevention.com/Blog/Unrestrained-Episode-18-Guest-Jessica-Minahan[viii] Cracking the Behavior Code (Unrestrained Podcast Episode #18) with Terry Vittone https://www.crisisprevention.com/Blog/Unrestrained-Episode-18-Guest-Jessica-Minahan[ix] Neuroscience Meets SEL: 12 Brain-Aligned Strategies to Reduce Stress and Increase Learning by Andrea Samadi https://twitter.com/andreasamadi/status/1359096620848058371/photo/2

In today's episode, Carole chats with psychologist Dr. Nancy Rappaport about the challenges the pandemic presents for parents and children. Dr. Rappaport, an Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard University Medical School, sheds light on some of the positive effects families can take away from this historic time.    

A recent headline read, “Demonic child on flight” that described a passenger who filmed his horrific experience while traveling with a screaming 3-year-old on a long flight from Germany to the USA. The video stirred up a Facebook controversy where many empathized with the mother while the rest blamed her for failing to control the child. Misbehavior implies the intention to misbehave. Dealing with a screaming 3-year-old on an 8-hour international flight or handling a student with challenging behaviors is a daunting task. While most would be tempted to punish the child or write off unsettled students, an adult with a positive and supporting approach can steer them onto the path for success.Children's experiences of challenges and failures in regulating themselves is inevitable but their ill-fitted behaviors are less likely to induce empathy. In their book, Children: The Challenge, Rudolf Dreikurs and Vicki Soltz poignantly say, “A Misbehaving child is a discouraged child”, inviting us to let go of the conventional wisdom. On this episode, Dr. Nancy Rappaport returns to discuss a framework to help implement successful behavioral plans to help redirect anxious, oppositional, or withdrawn children so that educators can re-imagine the possibilities for their struggling students. About Nancy Rappaport, MDDr. Rappaport received the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Sidney Berman Award for the School-Based Study and Treatment of Learning Disorders and Mental Illness in 2012. She also received Cambridge Health Alliance's Art of Healing Award in 2013 – an award given to one who “transcends boundaries, joyfully embraces humanity, and profoundly inspires the healing of body and spirit.” Rappaport is the author of the memoir In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide (Basic Books, September 2009), winner of the Boston Authors Club's 2010 Julia Ward Howe Prize. In a starred review, Publisher's Weekly called the book “Fearless … a stunning narrative of perspective, profound sadness and unrelenting hope.” She is also the author of The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students (Harvard Education Press, April 2012), written with behavioral analyst Jessica Minahan.Websitewww.nancyrappaport.comBooksThe  Behavior Code : A practical guide to understanding the most challenging students In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's SuicideSupport the show (https://mailchi.mp/7c848462e96f/full-prefrontal-sign-up)

A recent headline read, “Demonic child on flight” that described a passenger who filmed his horrific experience while traveling with a screaming 3-year-old on a long flight from Germany to the USA. The video stirred up a Facebook controversy where many empathized with the mother while the rest blamed her for failing to control the child. Misbehavior implies the intention to misbehave. Dealing with a screaming 3-year-old on an 8-hour international flight or handling a student with challenging behaviors is a daunting task. While most would be tempted to punish the child or write off unsettled students, an adult with a positive and supporting approach can steer them onto the path for success.  Children’s experiences of challenges and failures in regulating themselves is inevitable but their ill-fitted behaviors are less likely to induce empathy. In their book, Children: The Challenge, Rudolf Dreikurs and Vicki Soltz poignantly say, “A Misbehaving child is a discouraged child”, inviting us to let go of the conventional wisdom.  On today’s podcast, Dr. Nancy Rappaport returns to discuss a framework to help implement successful behavioral plans to help redirect anxious, oppositional, or withdrawn children so that educators can re-imagine the possibilities for their struggling students. 

Recently, during a baptism ceremony, an 89-year old French priest lost his cool and slapped a 2-year old toddler in the face, who wouldn't stop crying. The whole incident was caught on camera and went viral as one can imagine. The priest later said. “It was something between a caress and a little slap. I was trying to calm him down, I didn't really know what to do.” Somewhere, the switch in the priest's brain flipped where he felt compelled to react with anger towards a baby, which he certainly knew was wrong. Nothing about this story feels good but it poignantly illustrates the challenge in gifting children with nurturing care as they struggle with their own emotions.What's most evident in a person is their behavior and not their thoughts, feelings, beliefs, or even their true potential. Teaching children whose behaviors do not exude eagerness, commitment, or love for learning can be problematic for teachers and students alike. On this episode, the associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and celebrated co-author of the book, the Behavior Code, Dr. Nancy Rappaport will discuss the challenge that, if not careful, by zooming in too much on their behaviors we could potentially sideline the child's struggle and get distracted by the challenge they pose.About Nancy Rappaport, MDDr. Rappaport received the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Sidney Berman Award for the School-Based Study and Treatment of Learning Disorders and Mental Illness in 2012. She also received Cambridge Health Alliance's Art of Healing Award in 2013 – an award given to one who “transcends boundaries, joyfully embraces humanity, and profoundly inspires the healing of body and spirit.” Rappaport is the author of the memoir In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide (Basic Books, September 2009), winner of the Boston Authors Club's 2010 Julia Ward Howe Prize. In a starred review, Publisher's Weekly called the book “Fearless … a stunning narrative of perspective, profound sadness and unrelenting hope.” She is also the author of The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students (Harvard Education Press, April 2012), written with behavioral analyst Jessica Minahan.Websitewww.nancyrappaport.comBooksThe  Behavior Code : A practical guide to understanding the most challenging students In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's SuicideSupport the show

Recently, during a baptism ceremony, an 89-year old French priest lost his cool and slapped a 2-year old toddler in the face, who wouldn't stop crying. The whole incident was caught on camera and went viral as one can imagine. The priest later said. “It was something between a caress and a little slap. I was trying to calm him down, I didn’t really know what to do.” Somewhere, the switch in the priest’s brain flipped where he felt compelled to react with anger towards a baby, which he certainly knew was wrong. Nothing about this story feels good but it poignantly illustrates the challenge in gifting children with nurturing care as they struggle with their own emotions. What’s most evident in a person is their behavior and not their thoughts, feelings, beliefs, or even their true potential. Teaching children whose behaviors do not exude eagerness, commitment, or love for learning can be problematic for teachers and students alike. On today’s podcast, the associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and celebrated co-author of the book, the Behavior Code, Dr. Nancy Rappaport will discuss the challenge that, if not careful, by zooming in too much on their behaviors we could potentially sideline the child’s struggle and get distracted by the challenge they pose.

For a long time, I have been concerned about how young children are given drugs like Ritalin and Adderal. So when I saw Nancy Rappaport‘s recent Washington Post article, “We Are Overmedicating America’s Poorest Kids,” it caught my eye. In this episode, I talk to Dr. Rappaport about many issues including the oversimplication of the headlineContinue Reading…

Managing challenging behavior is part and parcel of being a classroom teacher. In this segment our guests explore the drivers of disruptive behaviors, discuss traditional methods of responding to disruptive students and offer proven strategies. Follow: @docrappaport @jesslahey @NancyFlanagan bodymindchild @bamradionetwork Dr. Kaye Otten is currently a behavioral and autism specialist for the Lee’s Summit R-VII School District in Lee’s Summit, Missouri and co-author, How to Reach and Teach Children with Challenging Behavior. Dr. Nancy Rappaport is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of School-Based Programs at the Cambridge Health Alliance and co-author, The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding & Teaching the Most Challenging Students. Jessica Lahey is an educator, writer, and speaker, a formermiddle and high school English, Latin, and writing teacher, and is currently a correspondent for the Atlantic, a commentator for Vermont Public Radio, and writes the bi-weekly "Parent-Teacher Conference" advice column for the New York Times Motherlode blog. Nancy Flanagan is a retired teacher, with 31 years as a K-12 Music specialist.

The 2013 CHADD conference is around the corner. In preparation, we will be interviewing Barbara Hawkins, president of the board of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) on what to expect at this year's conference, as well as interviewing key featured speakers, like Michelle Garcia Winner, Dr. Nancy Rappaport, Dr. Robert Brooks, who will tip their hats and share insights from the presentation. If you've been to a CHADD conference, are going to this CHADD conference, or are thinking about this CHADD conference, this is a must-listen show.   Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by attention coach Jeff Copper, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works. Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

Listen to a special series on how to work with our most challenging students! This show will provide important information for teachers, counselors, administrators and parents. Dr. Nancy Rappaport will be joining Nicole & Terri to talk about children with challenging behavior.  Nancy Rappaport is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Among other numerous professional roles, she is co-author of the book, The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students.  For more information about Dr. Rappaport and her work, go to www.nancyrappaport.com.

Author, Dr. Nancy Rappaport, MD

Child psychiatrist Dr. Nancy Rappaport discusses her mother’s suicide, which happened when Nancy was four. Nancy undertakes a detective-like 18 year journey to discover who her mother was, and to understand what she was going through. Nancy describes the terrible consequences when a distorted belief that ones life is expendable, is combined with impulsivity. She ...read more » The post The Legacy of a Mother’s Suicide with Nancy Rappaport appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

An Interview with Nancy Rappaport, MD. on Coming to Terms With A Parent's Suicide. Mental Help Net (www.mentalhelp.net) presents the Wise Counsel Podcast (wisecounsel.mentalhelp.net), hosted by David Van Nuys, Ph.D. Dr. Rappaport, a Child Psychiatrist, talks with Dr. Van Nuys about her process of coming to terms with her mother's suicide (an event that occurred when Dr. Rappaport was 4 years old). This process started in earnest when she became a mother and concludes 18 years later in the form of a book. She started out writing letters to her absent parent, and later started digging for information to fill out her very incomplete knowledge, incorporating material from her mother's papers and the recollections of her mother's friends, family and associates. She describes how her understanding of the suicide evolved over time from an initial 'magical thinking' position of believing she had helped to cause it to occur, to her later appreciation of her mother from an adult perspective, and her suspicion that her mother may have had Bipolar Disorder.