Parenting and educating children is one of the greatest experiences in life, but it comes with plenty of emotionally draining challenges. Join me as I discuss strategies and tips for how to hack your brain, build and strengthen relationships, and teach people how to recognize and neutralize their emotional states.
Not happy with a child’s behavior? Feeling stressed out? Just want to learn more about emotions and the brain? This podcast is for YOU.
This episode switches gears a bit in order to focus on how to teach people to listen, attend, engage, learn and remember. There are 5 steps to teaching so people remember information: pre-exposure, preview, prime, review, and revision. Lauren reviews each of these steps and gives examples on how to apply this in your teachings.
Read MoreAre the kids in your life demotivated? Is there a lack of enthusiasm in the tasks you give them? In this episode, Lauren discusses what causes demotivation. She also gives several tips and tricks to get kids engaged!
Read MoreEveryone experiences the highs and lows of our nervous system being overstimulated. But, how do you calm back down and return to the window of tolerance?
Read MoreAll children act out for a reason, even if you can’t understand it in the moment. In this episode, Lauren looks at the five needs areas that, when unmet, are the cause of those challenging behaviors.
Read MoreMany of us are already stressed out with work, taking care of family, and all the other life things. Then, your child says something that hurts your feelings. Part of the “I feel…..” strategy is having a healthy conversation with your kiddo about how YOU feel.
Read MoreWhen problems come up or children misbehave, effective communication is key to changing the situation. Can writing a note to a child with good old pen and paper be effective? It sure can!
Read MoreYou find dirty clothes all over your kiddo’s bedroom floor. Do you respond with giving information or instructions? And…which is better? What you say and how you say it can make all the difference.
Read MoreDo you find yourself talking, lecturing, or repeating yourself to your kiddos? Resulting in getting annoyed and then raising your voice or yelling? Stress! How about a new strategy?
Read MoreGetting kids to communicate. We all use so many strategies to try and motivate our children to talk with us. We do our best to ensure we capture their interest so they participate. Here's another strategy to add to your tool belt!
Read MoreCommunication is a two-way street. As we talk with kiddos, we are also teaching them how to talk with others. When it comes to teaching kids communication skills, the younger the better!
Read MoreCommunication is 70-90% nonverbal. Body language and tone of voice communicate much more than words alone. You might think your kiddo is not listening, but they are definitely observing your body language!
Read MoreWho doesn't love to laugh?
In this episode, Lauren talks about the benefits of humor and how to integrate it across all different age groups. Humor helps get us all back into our Thinking Brains, which means less reactivity and more calm responses!
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