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Raising Healthy Kid Brains Podcast

Raising Healthy Kid Brains with Amy Nielson | Using Mommy & Me Preschool: A Parent’s Experience

Ep #27: Using Mommy & Me Preschool: A Parent’s Experience

Rachelle isn’t a teacher, and she wasn’t quite sure what Luna was supposed to be learning and didn’t want to miss anything. However, she was also having a hard time keeping Luna engaged and interested. That’s when she found the Mommy & Me Preschool program, which changed everything for both of them, and Rachelle is here to tell us exactly how.

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Raising Healthy Kid Brains with Amy Nielson | Tantrums and Challenging Behaviors with Jill Urbane

Ep #25: Tantrums and Challenging Behaviors with Jill Urbane

This week, I’m speaking to Jill Urbane, also known as The Mentor Mom. Jill is a licensed social worker and early childhood expert who has been working with toddler and preschool parents for nearly 25 years. She talks about what your child is doing and their development in a way that is so helpful, personable, and relatable, so you’re going to love this conversation.

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Raising Healthy Kid Brains with Amy Nielson | How to Help Your Child Process Negative Thoughts

Ep #23: How to Help Your Child Process Negative Thoughts

Your child is an excellent story maker because, as humans, our brains create stories all day long. It’s how we function and work through our lives, but we have to remember that by scripting these stories, we are often taking liberties with the truth. So, how can you help your child process the negative stories they tell themselves?

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Raising Healthy Kid Brains with Amy Nielson | 3 Steps of Learning and Memory

Ep #21: 3 Steps of Learning and Memory

How does your child’s memory work? Since learning is one of our kids’ primary jobs, it’s important that we actually understand what that process looks like. Fully understanding our child’s memory can teach us a lot about how to teach our children and help them remember the things we want them to remember.

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Raising Healthy Kid Brains with Amy Nielson | Creating a Safe Space for Emotions with Dr. Cindy Hovington, Ph.D.

Ep #19: Creating a Safe Space for Emotions with Dr. Cindy Hovington, Ph.D.

Dr. Cindy is a mother of three from Montreal, Canada, and the founder and director of Curious Neuron: an online resource to help parents protect their children’s emotional health through science-backed tips. Her work is all about giving parents the tools to cultivate emotional wellbeing, and she’s here to share her top tips and strategies with us.

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Raising Healthy Kid Brains with Amy Nielson | How Toys Impact Your Child’s Brain

Ep #17: How Toys Impact Your Child’s Brain

Children love toys. Toys have always been a way for children to learn about themselves and the world through play. With sensory play, make believe, pretend play, and skill or academic toys, just to name a few, this is how our children build the skills of creativity, imagination, and fantasy as their brains rapidly develop.

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