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.
Today is the first episode in a mini-series of teacher questions. Lauren reached out to different school districts and teachers for a list of their most pressing questions to answer. While these were asked by teachers there is a lot of information that relates to parents and other caregivers. Don’t miss this episode.
Read MoreToday is the last episode in our series on how other cultures raise children.Throughout the world parents use a whole network of people to help raise their child. In this episode Lauren discusses how you can create that network. This not only gives you a break from your kids but exposes your kids to people of all ages.
Read MoreIn the last few years we have moved away from a strict authoritarian approach to parenting. The US has embraced giving kids a little more control while, at the same time, we became overprotective and controlling in a different manner. In this episode Lauren discusses how other cultures breed resilience and self-esteem in their children and how we can use their methods to raise our own resilient and self-confident kids.
Read MoreOver the last few episodes, Lauren has discussed how other cultures teach cooperation, helpfulness, motivation, and emotional control. This is the third episode in a three part series on how other cultures handle children's misbehavior. Today’s discussion includes using role play to change children’s reactions.
Read MoreThis is the second episode in a three part series on how other cultures handle children's misbehavior. You can find the link to the first episode in the show notes. Lauren does a quick review of the strategies discussed in the first episode and then adds a couple more for younger kids.
Read MoreOver the last few episodes, Lauren has discussed how other cultures teach cooperation, helpfulness, motivation, and emotional control. This is the first episode in a three part series on how other cultures handle children's misbehavior.
Read MoreIn this episode Lauren continues her discussion of how other cultures raise their children and teach them emotional control. She talks about the use of “awe” in calming down yourself and your kiddo.
Read MoreIn this episode Lauren continues her discussion of how other cultures raise their children to be a part of the family unit in a helpful and cooperative way. To raise helpful, cooperative, and motivated kids you have to teach them emotional control and how to return to a calm, neutral state.
Read MoreMany parents and teachers use bribes to get kids to do tasks that are unappealing to them. But, bribing kids doesn’t teach them how to be intrinsically motivated to do a task which is a skill they’ll need as they grow older. So, how do we motivate kids to do unappealing tasks without bribing them?
Read MoreToday Lauren discusses getting your kids to cooperate. She talks about merging the world of kids and adults so that your kids are a part of your life and understand their responsibility. The podcast looks into creating independent and autonomous kids so you can have your own life and your own identity.
Read MoreThe first in a three part series discussing how other cultures raise their children. In this installment, Lauren discusses how cultures raise helpful children and how to incorporate that into your family, whatever the age of your kiddos.
Read MoreIn the past few episodes Lauren has discussed self-care. Today, Lauren gives you her personal recommendations in each of the Big 5 areas.
Read MoreToday Lauren goes through the self care quiz and continuum. It is difficult to find time for self-care but we all know it is important in preventing burnout and reducing stress. So, how are you doing and what small changes can you make to improve your score?
Read MoreIn this episode Lauren follows up on her discussion of the mental health crisis with ideas on how to begin healing educators' mental health and keep them in the profession.
Read MoreThere is a silent epidemic in schools and isn’t among the students. Teachers are experiencing burnout, stress, and job dissatisfaction at high rates. Teaching has become the most stressful profession. And, teachers are leaving the profession in record numbers for better pay and more personal time. Today Lauren takes a deep dive into the mental health crisis among teachers.
Read MoreToday’s topic comes from a listener question.
“With your expertise on the brain, I’m wondering if you have any wisdom about how I can advise someone who says they just aren’t a good test-taker?
I’ve tried to read up on test anxiety, and I know the research says the best thing is to know the material and be prepared. However, some students say there is such a great amount of material to study, they cannot keep it in their brain. Do you have any advice as to a good approach for studying a large amount of material? And… how to approach that test (to reduce anxiety)?”
Read MoreJake Ryan is an author, life coach and inspirational content creator on TikTok and Instagram. He is on a mission to raise the vibrational frequency of the people of the world. He is also the author of “Dear Franklin: My Dad Just Had an Operation, What Do I Do?”
Read MoreToday Lauren delves into the effects of all types of abuse and chronic stress on children.
She covers the variety of behaviors that a child who has been, or is, abused or suffering chronic stress and why that behavior may be exhibited.
Read MoreBefore the pandemic a study concluded that 20% of Americans suffered from anxiety. Post-pandemic, the number is probably much higher. Anxious people are stuck thinking about the future and being fearful of the unknown.For the same reason, anxious kids tend to be ritualistic.
Lauren walks you through 5 things to know about anxiety, including the genetic link, physical symptoms that come along with anxiety, and a long list of ways to help your anxious kiddo.
Read MoreIn today’s episode, Lauren asserts that schools are failing our kids.
She looks at this through the lens of “You have to Maslow before you can Bloom.” This means that before children can learn, they must have their basic needs fulfilled which are described in Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
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