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Effective Communication with Kids | Book Insights on The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

Book Insights Podcast

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How to Integrate the Upstairs and Downstairs Brain in Your Child

Siegel uses the following example to illustrate how integration of the upstairs and downstairs brain might work in practice. We're taught to use logic to assess situations and problem solve, but if your toddler is having a tantrum because they can't walk on ceilings like Spider-Man then all logic has gone out the window. No one wants their child to have to relive pain, but it's important that they not just survive difficult times, but thrive by learning from their troubles and growing from them.

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