Reflective Parenting by Curious Neuron

Send us a textDoes anybody have an inner voice? What to do when your inner voice becomes a source of anxiety, rumination, and negativity? What strategies can we use to calm the negative inner chatter when we are in distress?  How does a child's inner voice develop, and how can parents help them to develop a positive inner voice? Join us as we chat about inner voice, chatter, and self-regulation with Dr. Ethan Kross, a psychologist, social-affective neuroscience researcher, and the author of Chatter, a book about the hidden power of our inner voice and how to harness it. Visit our website to get more parenting advice that is backed by science. https://www.curiousneuron.comTo read the show notes, purchase Ethan's book Chatter, or read his scientific articles, click the link below:https://www.curiousneuron.com/podcast/2021/6/21/ep-31-how-parents-can-manage-their-negative-inner-voice-with-ethan-krossThank you to the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute at The Neuro, for sponsoring the Curious Neuron Podcast.  Learn more about their mission, HERE.You can follow Curious Neuron on Instagram at either @curoius_neuron or @curiousneuronpodcast.Want to learn more about the Better me, Better parent e-book? Click HERE.If you are enjoying our podcast, please rate it and leave a review on iTunes. Thank you!Make sure you subscribe to our podcast to get notified when a new episode is released. Thanks for your support!Support the showLearn more with Curious Neuron: Snapping at your kid? Get this FREE training to learn how to catch your nervous system in overdrive BEFORE you snap! https://tremendous-hustler-7333.kit.com/84371dc0b2 Read to become a Reflective Parent? Purchase our course below: https://curiousneuron.com/reflective-parent-club/ Email: info@curiousneuron.com

Send us a textWhat are executive functions skills, and how can parents support their child's executive skills development? How to identify a problem in your child's executive skills development? How can you help them overcome challenging skills if they are struggling? How can parent's own challenges with executive functions affect their child? Does becoming a parent affect your executive function skills? Is "baby brain" a real thing? Join us as we chat about executive functions skills development with Dr. Aliza Pressman, developmental psychologist, parenting management trainer, and host of the popular podcast "Raising Good Humans". To read the show notes or access the resources mentioned in this episode, click the link below: Episode 30: Curious Neuron PodcastTo learn more about our sponsors, The Tanenbaum Open Science Institute at The Neuro, click below:https://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/open-scienceFollow us on Instagram @curious_neuronIf you rate our podcast on iTunes AND leave us a review, send me an email and I will send you a part of our Better me, better parent e-book.info@curoiusneuron.comThank you for supporting our podcast!Support the showLearn more with Curious Neuron: Snapping at your kid? Get this FREE training to learn how to catch your nervous system in overdrive BEFORE you snap! https://tremendous-hustler-7333.kit.com/84371dc0b2 Read to become a Reflective Parent? Purchase our course below: https://curiousneuron.com/reflective-parent-club/ Email: info@curiousneuron.com

Send us a textHow do we teach body safety and consent to young children? How soon should we start? How to find the balance between teaching socially expected physical interactions while respecting the child's right to consent? How do we talk about private parts? What are the best terms to use? How to decide who is part of the safety network in which a child can trust to tell if abuse happens? What do you do if a child discloses sexual abuse to you? As a parent, do you have to ask for their consent every time you need to touch them? How to prepare your child to act if they face an unsafe situation? What are the signs that a child may have been abused? If you suspect that a child is being abused, what should you do? Join us as we chat about teaching young child body safety and consent with Jayneen Sanders, an educator, mother of three, and author of more than 100 stories for children with a focus on age-appropriate and empowering prevention education. ***If you are enjoying the Curious Neuron Podcast, please take a moment to rate it and leave a review on iTunes. Send me an email when you do (info@curiousneuron.com) and I will send you a thank you gift from our shop! (yup, that's how much it means to me!)www.curiousneuron.com_______________________________________________________________________________________The Curious Neuron Podcast is sponsored by Tanenbaum Open Science Institute at The Neuro. The Neuro is the first health sciences institution in the world to commit to Open Science, an approach to research that ensures scientific knowledge is shared widely and transparently. Only through sharing our knowledge and collaborating openly can we unlock the mysteries of the brain and end the suffering caused by neurological conditions like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease. The Tanenbaum Open Science Institute and The Neuro want everyone to be part of the Open Science revolution.Follow Curious Neuron on Instagram @curious_neuronIf you would like to access the links and resources mentioned in this episode please click the link below:https://www.curiousneuron.com/podcast/2021/6/3/ep-29-how-do-i-talk-to-my-child-about-body-safety-with-jayneen-sandersSupport the showLearn more with Curious Neuron: Snapping at your kid? Get this FREE training to learn how to catch your nervous system in overdrive BEFORE you snap! https://tremendous-hustler-7333.kit.com/84371dc0b2 Read to become a Reflective Parent? Purchase our course below: https://curiousneuron.com/reflective-parent-club/ Email: info@curiousneuron.com

Send us a textHave you asked yourself how you are doing today? Have your doctor asked about your mental health during your baby check-ups? How do you know if your mood is being affected by the pregnancy/postpartum hormone changes, or if what you're feeling are symptoms of depression or anxiety? Can dads have postpartum depression? How does self-care look like as a new parent? Join us as we chat about mental health and self-care during pregnancy and as a new parent,  how to identify the signs that something is not going well, and the importance of having a "game plan" for challenging parenting situations, so you can keep your cool in moments of crisis. To read the show notes or to access the resources mentioned in this episode, visit:https://www.curiousneuron.com/podcast/2021/5/28/ep-28-postpartum-mental-health-check-inJoin us on Instagram: @curious_neuronIf you leave this podcast a review AND rate it on iTunes, send me an email info@curiousneuron.com and I will send you a thank you gift! (one of our parenting workbooks)The Curious Neuron podcast is supported by the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute at The Neuro. The Neuro is the first health sciences institution in the world to commit to Open Science, an approach to research that ensures scientific knowledge is shared widely and transparently.For more information, please visit https://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/open-science Support the showLearn more with Curious Neuron: Snapping at your kid? Get this FREE training to learn how to catch your nervous system in overdrive BEFORE you snap! https://tremendous-hustler-7333.kit.com/84371dc0b2 Read to become a Reflective Parent? Purchase our course below: https://curiousneuron.com/reflective-parent-club/ Email: info@curiousneuron.com

Send us a textWhat does "eat well" during pregnancy really mean? What is the difference between micro and macronutrients, and how to make sure my body is getting everything it needs to make sure my baby is developing well? What are the best foods, and what to avoid, according to recent research? Can I trust the conventional prenatal guidelines when it comes to nutrition? I am getting enough protein in my prenatal diet? What is choline, and why is important for fetus development? What about food cravings, what do they mean (and should I listen to them)? What if I crave junk food? If I follow a vegetarian or vegan diet during pregnancy, will my baby get all the nutrients he/she needs? What is gestational diabetes and what can I do to prevent it? Joins us as we chat with Lily Nichols, a registered dietitian/nutritionist, and certified diabetes educator to learn more about nutrition before, during, and after pregnancy. Get the show notes and resources for this podcast episode here:https://www.curiousneuron.com/podcast/2021/5/19/ep-27-real-food-and-nutrition-with-lily-nicholsJoin Curious Neuron on Instagram @curious_neuronWant to start a podcast? Use this link to join Buzzsprout, which is what I use, and love how simple they make it, and get a 20$ Amazon gift card when you join them.https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1216331Support the showLearn more with Curious Neuron: Snapping at your kid? Get this FREE training to learn how to catch your nervous system in overdrive BEFORE you snap! https://tremendous-hustler-7333.kit.com/84371dc0b2 Read to become a Reflective Parent? Purchase our course below: https://curiousneuron.com/reflective-parent-club/ Email: info@curiousneuron.com

Send us a textIn this episode, Marion shares what it’s like to be a neuroscientist studying developmental neuroplasticity. She obtained her Ph.D. in Neurophysiology from McGill University and is currently a postdoc researcher at the Montreal Neurological Institute, where she studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying developmental neuroplasticity. She studies how external factors can influence how neurons explore and is trying to better understand the nitty-gritty signaling pathways underlying how neurons make synaptic connections with other neurons to make functional neural circuits. Marion is also a mom of three and is fascinated about how early life experiences can influence the development of her kids! Marion tells us about her research in the lab studying neuroplasticity in tadpoles and tells about how she applies what she has learned in her research to her own children’s development – including why she prioritizes getting her kids 1-3 hours outside every day! Want the links to the scientific articles we mentioned? Click the link!https://www.curiousneuron.com/podcast/2021/5/13/ep-26-how-to-support-your-childs-brain-developmentJoin us on Instagram:@curiousneuronpodcast@curious_neuronPlease rate this podcast and leave us a review to help support us!Support the showLearn more with Curious Neuron: Snapping at your kid? Get this FREE training to learn how to catch your nervous system in overdrive BEFORE you snap! https://tremendous-hustler-7333.kit.com/84371dc0b2 Read to become a Reflective Parent? Purchase our course below: https://curiousneuron.com/reflective-parent-club/ Email: info@curiousneuron.com

Send us a textWe are re-launching the Curious Neuron Podcast! New episodes every Friday! We will keep them short and sweet because we know you are short on time. We will return our focus to summarizing research focused on parenting and child development. I have never taken the time to chat about myself and how Curious Neuron was created. Today, my new co-host, Marion Van Horn, interviews me! We chat about Curious Neuron’s humble beginnings and my research during my doctorate degree.If you enjoyed, this episode, please rate it on 5 stars and leave us a review on iTunes (it lets us know you want more episodes and feeds the podcast gods haha!)Thank you to the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute at The Neuro for sponsoring the Curious Neuron Podcast.To read the show notes and get the links to the research studies mentioned in this episode visit: https://www.curiousneuron.com/podcast/2021/5/7/episode-25-the-birth-story-of-curious-neuronFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/curious_neuron/Support the showLearn more with Curious Neuron: Snapping at your kid? Get this FREE training to learn how to catch your nervous system in overdrive BEFORE you snap! https://tremendous-hustler-7333.kit.com/84371dc0b2 Read to become a Reflective Parent? Purchase our course below: https://curiousneuron.com/reflective-parent-club/ Email: info@curiousneuron.com

Send us a textWhich type of parenting do you follow? Positive parenting, conscious parenting, attachment parenting, authoritative parenting, authoritarian parenting...is your head spinning yet? There are many types of parenting described on social media but what do they mean? Are they backed by science? Which one should we be following? Join us as we chat with the psychologists behind Helping Families Thrive, Drs. Jenna Elgin and Shanna Alvarez to learn more about parenting styles and how to follow the style that leads to resilient children. Have a question you want us to answer? Leave a voice mail on our website:https://www.curiousneuron.com/curiousneuronpodcastJoin us on Instagram:@curious_neuronNeed support in your parenting journey? View our parenting programs:https://www.curiousneuron.com/parentingprogramsSupport the showLearn more with Curious Neuron: Snapping at your kid? Get this FREE training to learn how to catch your nervous system in overdrive BEFORE you snap! https://tremendous-hustler-7333.kit.com/84371dc0b2 Read to become a Reflective Parent? Purchase our course below: https://curiousneuron.com/reflective-parent-club/ Email: info@curiousneuron.com

Send us a textThis past week, we hit the 1-year mark for the pandemic. It has been a long and difficult year for many parents. Many are exhausted and overwhelmed with having to balance so much every single day without getting a break. This level of stress for prolonged periods of time can lead to burnout. This is a relatively new topic in the field of parenting. In today’s episode, I chat with Kryten, a psychologist, about burnout to help you identify if you might be experiencing this and what the next steps are. Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curious_neuron/Join our free weekly meetings: https://www.curiousneuron.com/familymeetingsJoin our membership: https://www.curiousneuron.com/membershipVisit our website: www.curiousneuron.comSupport the showLearn more with Curious Neuron: Snapping at your kid? Get this FREE training to learn how to catch your nervous system in overdrive BEFORE you snap! https://tremendous-hustler-7333.kit.com/84371dc0b2 Read to become a Reflective Parent? Purchase our course below: https://curiousneuron.com/reflective-parent-club/ Email: info@curiousneuron.com

Send us a textOur automatic response to our child acting out or having a tantrum might be to yell. Then, we fall into a cycle of guilt and tell ourselves that we won’t do it again. Hello spilled milk and cue yelling! Sound familiar? There are ways to work on ourselves to help regulate our own emotions and according to research, regulating ourselves is one of the best ways to help our children learn to regulate their own emotions. Today, I am speaking with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart about emotion regulation. She offers you tons of advice and techniques you can start applying today! My favorite is visualization using our senses. If you are enjoying this podcast, please rate it and leave a review on iTunes. To continue the conversation, you can join us on Monday nights for our free parenting support group or join our membership to get the replay links along Parenting Toolkits to guide you. www.curiousneuron.com@curious_neuron on Instagram Support the showLearn more with Curious Neuron: Snapping at your kid? Get this FREE training to learn how to catch your nervous system in overdrive BEFORE you snap! https://tremendous-hustler-7333.kit.com/84371dc0b2 Read to become a Reflective Parent? Purchase our course below: https://curiousneuron.com/reflective-parent-club/ Email: info@curiousneuron.com