A Parent's Guide to Brain Devolpment

The Find Your Freedom Podcast

More and more studies are showing that human beings have the ability to continue to improve brain function throughout life. Our episode today is here to both highlight how we can foster this improvement and show how, as parents, we can better understand just whats going on in our child's brain from birth to age 25.
What you will learn:

• What the Pre-Frontal Cortex is and why our brain needs it
• The 4 ways the brain evolves and learns how to self regulate
• What helps fuel and hinder higher thinking (aka executive functions)
• Various tools, games and resources you can use to support brain development

3:28 Overview of brain development
4:47 The limbic Brain and Pre-Front Cortex order of operations
6:18 The 4 ways the brain evolves ( myelination, synaptic pruning, increased connectivity and executive function)
11:37 Lisa Wimberger Analogy of PFC as a diva/high performance car and what the PFC needs to turn on!
28:58 What hinders the PFC development
30:30 Tools and support that activate PFC so you can support your child's journey to independence.
32:25 Recommendations from Birth-4 years
34:18 7 steps to navigating tantrums from http://www.parentingforbrain.com/
47:56 Tantrums are a normal part of child development and essential for building the higher thinking skills they need as adults
49:51 Elementary Years Activity recommendations
1;00:00 Teen Years Recommendations- in addition to new list, everything applies from Elementary but can tweak as needed to engage older kids
1:05:20 Early 20's Recommendations: focus on mindfulness
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Resource discussed in this episode:
Lisa Wimberger, The Neuroscultping Institute
Question Jar PDF
Rose Thorn Bud PDF
52 List Project, Moorea Seal
Lumosity App
Cards against humanity or Not Parent Approved ( kiddo version)
BONUS: 25 Mindfulness Activities for kids
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