Episode 280: Teach Your Kids How to be the Boss of Their Brain

JESSICA SINARSKI, LPCMH (licensed professional counselor of mental health) is a highly sought-after therapist, speaker, and change-maker. Weaving user-friendly brain science into everything she does, Jessica ignites both passion and know-how in audiences. Extensive post-graduate training and 15+ years as a clinician and educator led her to create the resource and training platform BraveBrains. She partners with school districts and child welfare agencies around the world to unlock resilience in children and adults alike. 

Jessica makes social-emotional learning (SEL) practical, equipping parents and professionals with deeply trauma-informed tools. She is the author of the award-winning Riley the Brave series, Your Magic Backpack series, and the forthcoming Light Up the Learning Brain (Sept. 2023). She also shares her expertise as a contributor to magazines, blogs, and podcasts. Jessica lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and three busy boys.

Listen to this episode of Whinypaluza, with Jessica Sinarski about understanding how the brain develops to better understand your child’s behavior and to help guide them into self-regulation.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

• Understanding the brain/body connection and how it leads to better parenting.
• Remembering our children’s brains are still growing and developing up to the age of 25.
• Decision making, reactions, and abilities can be limited in different ways while the brain is still developing.
• Understanding brain development and how you can shift the way you respond and show up for your kids when they act out or have problems with impulsivity, attention or organization.
• How do we help a child to self-regulate? Did you know there are hidden senses? How do you identify what will help calm your child without escalating the situation?
• What are the Upstairs Brain and Downstairs Brain?
• How to diffuse a situation when you and your child are both worked up over something.
• Sometimes your child is unable to respond appropriately because there is too much information to process.
• Applying what you know about the brain to how you, the parent, reacts.
• Having compassion for yourself and for your child when you don’t react appropriately.

Links Mentioned:

• The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel and Tina Brysonhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0553386697?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_5ZYP8RVDB7NTRE0TFB0Z
• Resources for Educators: https://jessicasinarski.com/resources
• Pre-order Your Amazing Brain: The Epic Illustrated Guide by Jessica Sinarski https://www.amazon.com/Your-Amazing-Brain-Illustrated-Guide/dp/1931636508
• Pre-order Light Up the Learning Brain: 7 Keys to Reducing Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom by Jessica Sinarski https://www.amazon.com/Light-Learning-Brain-Disruptive-Classroom/dp/1931636524

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