Do 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?
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Getting 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!
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Communication 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!
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Great communication with your children results in stronger relationships, greater cooperation, and feelings of worth and value. Try using this strategy!
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Communication 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!
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Lauren explains what adults can do to neutralize strong emotions when feeling stress and overwhelm ……or how to gain energy when feeling down and unmotivated. Many options are shared, and many of them are free!
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Lauren discusses the Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS), the “rest and digest” part of our brain. The PNS helps balance us out, get our rest and digest our food.
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Lauren interviews Alyssa Mairanz, Owner/Executive Director of Empower Your Mind Therapy, a group therapy practice in NY City. Lauren asks Alyssa MANY of the questions her listeners and clients have asked, like “What can you teach kids to help prevent breakdowns?”
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In this episode, Lauren discusses the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) and how it keeps us safe. The SNS is the “Fight or Flight” part of your brain. It’s the pathway we use to respond to danger, which means it keeps us safe. This is a good thing!
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Emotion Regulation: The ability to exert control over one's own emotional state.
If only it was as easy as it sounds!
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What is the brain’s hypothalamus? Lauren likes to call it the Cortisol Control Hub. Cortisol is a hormone released when you are stressed. The brain and stress have a complex relationship, but the good news is you’ve got some level of control.
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Ever wondered why a scent or certain food triggers a memory of something that happened long ago? That’s the hippocampus in action! It stores things like spatial memories (surroundings & environment) as well as declarative memories (facts & events). An example of declarative memories are things learned in school!
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In this episode, Lauren talks about the Amygdala. This part of your brain is TINY but oh my…..it is MIGHTY!
The Amygdala is the emotional decision maker of your brain. Its job is to protect you at all costs.
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In this episode, Lauren talks about how to teach your kiddos about the emotional brain and its functions by using a hand signal developed by Dr. Dan Siegel.
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Lauren interviews her money coach, Elizabeth Ralph. Through their work together, Lauren has changed her deep core beliefs about money and has made big changes in her life.
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In this three-part series, Lauren talks about parts of the brain that most relate to emotions and behavior. This episode is about the Brainstem, often referred to as the Reptilian Brain, the Primal Brain, or the Fight or Flight area. Find out how this part of the brain is involved with processing emotions and affecting behavior.
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Lauren has an in-depth conversation with Matthew Davidoff, High School ESL Teacher, University of Pennsylvania Adjunct Faculty, and Freelance Education Consultant. Matthew’s passion is driven by his extreme curiosity about a world where educational equity exists. That world is possible in a well-funded, private school but not in many public schools. His goal is to be a teacher that inspires every student to be a learner.
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In this episode, Lauren discusses the Limbic System, often referred to as the Emotional Brain, Barking Dog, or Downstairs Brain. This part of your brain is the Emotional Control Center: the heart of emotions, memory formation, and survival. It acts much like a threat detection system…..like a dog that is barking.
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In this episode, Lauren talks about the Prefrontal Cortex, often called the Thinking Brain, Wise Owl, or Upstairs Brain. Logic, reason, thought, and communication live here. And...it’s harder to access when we are upset.
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In this episode, Lauren discusses how knowing yourself is an important step in developing your self-care routine. She talks about how to identify your three main core values and then how to dig deeper to find your most authentic self.
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