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Meet our new host, Dr. Aimee Fearing, the Vice President of Education and Staff Development at New Horizon Academy.

This episode marks a bittersweet milestone. Cara Johnson-Bader has been a luminary for countless shared stories, hours of expert analysis, and deep connections with our guests and school families. But the meaningful discussions and insightful interviews won't end here.

Here's what we can look forward to as Cara passes the torch to Dr. Aimee:

• An emphasis on how early care and education make long-term impacts and the reverberations families may see in the K-12 years
• A deeper understanding of the role tech may play in affecting our children's ability to develop healthy emotional regulation
• A look into the importance of facilitating environments for imaginative play
• A celebratory attitude and approach directed towards all caretakers

Thank you for joining us on this learning journey. You won't want to miss what's next.

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Dr. Katie Lingras is a multi-talented guest -- she's a child psychologist, associate professor, author of 'A Kids Book about Mental Health', and the Director of Inclusiveness and Excellence at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Today she joins us to discuss how we can introduce the topic of mental health to kids how that topic intersects with her writing and pursuit of equity.

Today's episode answers these questions:

• What do we mean when we use the term "mental health" in the context of children?
• What are the most natural ways to start conversations about mental wellness with children?
• What can children's books do to further conversations about mental health?
• How can we help children deal with changing circumstances in their community and home environment?
• What are everyday ways to promote understanding of mental health?
• How do we discuss mental illness within our friend and family circles?

Below are resources Dr. Katie recommends for parents, guardians, educators and caretakers to continue their learning journey on mental health!

• The Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health
• The University of Minnesota Early Childhood Mental Health Toolkit
• Talking to Children about Immigration Enforcement
• Immigrant Family Resources

Order 'A Kids Book about Mental Health' here

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Kim Hughes, a Conscious Discipline certified instructor, joins us to discuss how parents, guardians and caretakers can become better "behavior detectives". Kim demonstrates how through treating tricky behavior as a form of communication, and using emotional co-regulation as a tool to get us back to square one, we can set the children in our care up for long-term success.

In this episode we discuss:

• Conscious Discipline as a practice
• The brain state model
• Moving from controlling to connecting (modeling)
• Naming feelings
• Seeing mistakes as future opportunities
• Arming children with alternative modes of expressing needs

Attached are links Kim recommends for furthering our education on emotional literacy:

The Brain State Model

https://consciousdiscipline.com/methodology/brain-state-model/

Cliffs notes for the skills of conscious discipline

https://consciousdiscipline.com/e-learning/webinars/parent-cliff-notes-for-the-skills-of-conscious-discipline/

'Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline' (Dr. Becky Bailey, 2001)

https://www.harpercollins.com/products/easy-to-love-difficult-to-discipline-becky-a-bailey?variant=32128336232482

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• Email us at parentingpickup@nhacademy.net
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