Category: Podcast

What is the frontal lobe, and what role does it play in your child’s brain? On this week’s episode of the podcast, I look at how the slow development of the frontal lobe affects our children’s ability to be able to reason, how it can lead them to have impulse behavior, and tips for healthy brain development in a fun and interesting conversation with Dr. Alina Fong.

In this week’s episode, I talk about how parents have been playing fewer games with their kids, how to change that, and why those games (board games & card games) can change how your kids understand math. I also talk about number sense, your child’s ability to acknowledge chance and agility, and why you shouldn’t just let your children win the game.

In this week’s episode, I share about focused and diffused attention and why they’re both so important, the general range for how long your child might have focused attention, and how movement can impact their attention span.

How important is creativity for our children? What role does boredom play in increasing and encouraging creativity? Join me for an episode all about daydreaming,

Five of my favorite tips for dealing with big emotions from children, including what language to use to acknowledge emotions.

A look at asking great questions with your kids, how you can keep your kids curious in the age of Google, and the importance of questions for curiosity and growth.

Join Amy Nielson, Founder of Planning Playtime, and her guests as they discuss the importance of understanding child development.