Are Mood Swings a Mental Health Alarm? How Do I Help my Child?

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of mental health in children and how to recognize red flags, featuring insights from mental health consultant Dr. Tanya van Aswegen.

"A safe, secure space... creates a regulated, calm mental state of being..." Why is Mental Health so important? What are the typical red flags with children? Let's learn the recipe for success, the tools we need to balance our minds, and empower our mental health! Our guest is Dr. Tanya van Aswegen, a mental health consultant and an advocate for abuse survivors. She specialises in parent-child attachment, child development, and the impact of early adversity on mental health issues, including depression and PTSD. Brought to you by Epi-Max Baby & Junior - Our Family, for Your Family. Sponsored by Curaprox and supported by Jacaranda FM.

People in this episode

Host: Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp

Guest: Dr. Tanya van Aswegen

Topics covered

• mental health
• parenting
• child development
• mood swings
• attachment
• early adversity

Keywords

• mental health
• children
• mood swings
• parent-child attachment
• depression
• PTSD
• early adversity

Sponsors

Epi-Max Baby & Junior, Curaprox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jacaranda FM

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