Nov
14
A Tale of Two Temperaments 🐶
I've been a mom to two dogs. One of them was a 12-pound badass shaped like a sausage.
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Science
Sep
20
Science Activity: The Color of Emotion
With Gobstopper candies, test how candy colors flow like our emotions, side by side, without blending.
The other type of
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Sep
17
Emotion Science: A Visual Model of Feelings
I've been searching for youth-friendly models that show what emotion looks like in real time, like - in
5 min read
Sep
15
A Kid-Friendly Look at Overthinking
Cows bring their food up a second time and re-chew it. We humans tend to do the same thing, only
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Sep
08
Help Your Child Label Their Emotions, Not Themselves
We humans usually get labeling backward. We label ourselves, not our emotions. When we reverse it, we can feel so
5 min read
Sep
03
Parents Co-Regulate Kids' Nervous Systems
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The Science of Co-Regulation
Anxiety can be
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Aug
30
The (Hyper)Logic of Teen Brains
Teens are stereotyped as impulsive. Science shows they do think before acting, but they weigh pros & cons differently than
5 min read
Aug
22
Distancing Strategy: Love Your "Inner Cave Person"
We know about our "inner child" - but what about our inner cave person "early modern human?
3 min read
Aug
12
A Handy Acronym to Help Kids Stay Cool
Feelin' Hot, Hot, H.O.T.? Here's a tool to cool big feels (for all ages!).
You
3 min read
Aug
09
Inner-Outer Travel Guide (Fight⚔️💨Flight Edition)
This time we're visiting the largest natural habitat zoo in the US, TWO brain museums, and our nervous
5 min read