About this episode

Robyn Gobbel discusses the importance of helping kids understand and develop a relationship with their brains to foster positive change.

My guiding north star when I was a therapist working with kids (and grown-ups) was always helping them not just get to know their brain and how it works, but actually to develop a relationship with the parts of themselves that seemed to always be getting into trouble. It's not really just brain facts that are helpful to kids. Teaching them about their brain creates the possibility that they can develop a new relationship with their brain- and that’s where the real magic starts to happen.&nbsp...

People in this episode

Host: Robyn Gobbel

Topics covered

• child therapy
• brain development
• self-relationship
• mental health
• parenting strategies

Keywords

• therapy
• kids
• brain
• mental health
• parenting
• self-awareness
• trauma

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