What Kids Really Need to Learn: A Brain Based Approach is a powerful conversation for parents, teachers, and educators who want to better understand student behavior, learning, and emotional regulation. In this episode, leadership strategist and former educator Lisa Riegel, Ph.D., shares a brain-based, neurodevelopmental approach to helping kids focus, manage emotions, and thrive in school and at home.

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You will learn how biology and environment shape learning and behavior, why willpower and compliance are not enough, and how the unconscious brain influences attention, motivation, and emotional responses. Lisa introduces the NeuroWell framework and explains how to create supportive, engaging, and emotionally safe environments for children and adults.

This episode covers practical strategies for classroom management, positive behavior support, emotional regulation, social-emotional learning, and trauma-informed education. We explore how to ask supportive questions that build confidence, reduce anxiety, and keep thinking engaged. You will also learn how to teach kids about their brains, improve communication, build positive routines, and start each day with intention.

If you are a parent, teacher, school leader, counselor, or homeschool educator looking for science-based tools, parenting strategies, and brain-informed teaching methods, this episode is for you.

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