After giving a quick overview of the anatomical parts of the brain and their roles in functioning, Lauren moves focus to how we can strengthen and grow our executive functioning skills as a method of calming our limbic system.

Incorporating games and activities that strengthen executive functioning and cognitive flexibility at all ages helps to grow and strengthen these important skills. Strong executive functioning skills allow you to consciously assess situations instead of just reacting.

In this episode, Lauren gives examples of games and activities that you can use to build your executive functioning skills.

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: What do we do with students who dealing with behaviors they do not understand because they are too young?

Try-at-home tip:  Empty days or Empty weekends

References & Resources:

• Explaining the Emotional Brain to Children Video

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• The Brain in the Palm of Your Hand: Dan Siegel's Hand Model
• Reptilian Brain: Better Known as the Brain Stem
• Emotional Brain: The Barking Dog
• Thinking Brain: The Wise Owl

Podcast:

• The Brain in the Palm of Your Hand: Dan Siegel's Hand Model
• Emotion Regulation Using the Top Down or Bottom Up Approach
• The Barking Dog: Our Emotional Brain
• The Wise Owl: Better Known as Our Thinking Brain

Our Online Courses: 

• Classroom Design with the Brain in Mind
• From Conflict to Calm:  How to communicate with kids so they listen the FIRST time!
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

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• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

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