North Dakota State University Parenting Education Network hosted the fifth and final webinar in their five part series Parenting in a Pandemic. The webinars were led by Erin Walsh, co-founder
North Dakota State University Parenting Education Network hosted the fourth webinar in their five-part series Parenting in a Pandemic. The webinars are led by Erin Walsh, co-founder of the Spark & Stitch Institute based out of Minneapolis, Minn. This session focused on understanding brain science to help us establish limits and consequences with our kids without devolving into arguments and fights.
Setting limits is never an easy part of parenting. For many of us itâs a struggle in normal times, let alone during a pandemic. We are engaged in an intense juggling act. We each have our own stress map. Stress is one of those things that, if were not careful, can really amplify conflict in our households. As a reminder from earlier sessions, our brains shut down from the top down under stress. First, the thinking/problem solving part of our brain shuts down then the feeling part, leaving the functioning part of our brains operating at a basic level.
NDSU Extension Hosting Parenting in a Pandemic Presentation
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Parenting can be challenging and we can quickly get pulled into conflict and power struggles with our kids.
Knowing when to be flexible and when to hold the line can be hard during times of stress.
North Dakota State University Extension is hosting a practical, brain science-based presentation by parenting expert Erin Walsh of the Spark & Stitch Institute at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, via Zoom. Her presentation, Parenting in a Pandemic: Setting Limits and Avoiding Power Struggles, addresses why kids and teens need boundaries, particularly in uncertain times, and how to be flexible and firm when your kids need it most.
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Parents may have the best of intentions when it comes to raising children who understand the importance of representation and who embrace diversity, but the window they have to fundamentally shape their values and beliefs before biases start to form is startlingly brief.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), by age 2 children start to internalize racial biases. And by the time they’re 12 or so, many kids are basically “set” in their beliefs.
Yet there are relatively simple, practical steps that parents can take to help teach really young kiddos (think babies and toddlers) to appreciate diversity and that may help them as they go out into a world marred by systemic inequality.
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