Do you know what negative language is? Chances are, you probably use it with your child and may not even realize it. That’s why this week on the podcast we’re talking all about negative language and how it impacts our kiddos.

Join me on the podcast today for a deeper dive into negative language, why it’s ineffective, and how to notice if you’re using it. I’ll even share some examples of the type of language you should use instead!

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Do you feel like sugar hijacks your child’s brain? Do you want to learn about what you can do to keep big spikes in blood sugar from affecting their memory and their learning? 

On this week’s episode, Charlie Evans and I talk about how blood sugar spikes impact the hippocampus, strategies around macronutrients, and tips for making sure your kiddos are listening to their body’s needs when it comes to food. 

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What makes us feel sad or mad? Is it what happens to us, or is it something else? Most of us grew up thinking that it is the thing that happens to us that causes an emotional reaction, but this week’s guest will change how you think about feelings—and how you feel them. Bree Nelson joins me for a great conversation about how to understand your feelings better, why you should try on thoughts like clothes, and the importance of taking emotional responsibility.

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What is the frontal lobe, and what role does it play in your child’s brain? On this week’s episode of the podcast, I look at how the slow development of the frontal lobe affects our children’s ability to be able to reason, how it can lead them to have impulse behavior, and tips for healthy brain development in a fun and interesting conversation with Dr. Alina Fong.

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What is the number one best strategy you can do with your three-to-eight-year-olds to help them excel at math? The answer will probably surprise you and delight your child. Join me on today’s podcast to learn about “math brain,” the role that games can play in math, and strategies for helping your kids get the most out of playing games with you.

In this week’s episode, I talk about how parents have been playing fewer games with their kids, how to change that, and why those games (board games & card games) can change how your kids understand math.

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Have you ever been concerned about your child’s attention span? Maybe you prepared an activity for your kiddo, spent hours getting it ready, or even bought them a new educational toy, only to have them stay with it for only 5 or 10 minutes?

In this week’s episode, I share about focused and diffused attention and why they’re both so important, the general range for how long your child might have focused attention, and how movement can impact their attention span.

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How important is creativity for our children? What role does boredom play in increasing and encouraging creativity? Join me for an episode of the podcast all about daydreaming, what failure can do for your children, and why boredom is actually a good thing.

Join me and my guest, Dr. Fratantoni, on the podcast this week as we cover everything from creating space for creativity and getting rid of self-limiting beliefs to Einstein and Nobel Prize winners. Dr. Fratantoni shares tips for promoting creativity, along with a ton of valuable brain science that you’re definitely going to want to hear.

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Do you ever find yourself trying to fix your child’s big emotions and make it all better? How should we respond instead, and what language can we use to help children develop the skills and confidence to regulate those big emotions? 

Join me today as I share five of my favorite tips for dealing with big emotions from children, including what language to use to model how you understand and acknowledge emotions and some things I’ve learned from other experts and their work. It can be tough to help your kids with their emotions, but it’s so worth it!

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Welcome to Raising Healthy Kid Brains, the podcast for parents and teachers to learn all about kids' brains—how they work, how they learn, how they grow—and simple tips and tricks for raising the most resilient, kind, smart, compassionate kids we can. On this first episode of the podcast, we dive into the importance of questions and how both asking and answering them can make all the difference.

Join me on the podcast this week for a look at asking great questions with your kids, how you can keep your kids curious in the age of Google, and the importance of questions for curiosity and growth. This is only the beginning of our journey together, and it’s going to be amazing.

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Hey, I'm Amy Nielson. I am the founder of Planning Playtime, where I help busy preschool moms and teachers bring more creativity and play to learning. My mission to make learning awesome, which actually started in a school hallway with a sweet little 5-year-old in tears, has now helped millions of kids worldwide. I want to ensure that NO child has to cry over learning to read or do math ever again but instead can find the joy and possibility in it and maybe even learn to LOVE it.

Each week I’ll be sharing things I’ve learned or interviewing neuroscientists, psychologists, brain therapists, and other experts to talk about how kids’ brains work, how they learn, and how they grow.

We’ll get into the science of kids' brains and the latest research, as well as simple tips to encourage your child’s natural creativity and curiosity.

We won’t stop at academic learning but dig deep into building resilience, emotional skills, connection, and all those things our kids need for successful, fulfilling lives.

Join me for the conversation if you’re ready to take this ride with me and be better prepared to help support your child’s growing brain. Please subscribe or follow the show wherever you get your podcasts.