WELCOME
WELCOME BACK. A POPULAR PODCAST IS CELEBRATING 15 YEARS
OF OFFERING MOMS AND PARENTS
ADVICE ON RAISING CHILDREN
TO THRIVE AND BECOME CARING,
RESPONSIBLE, HAPPY ADULTS.
MOMENOUGH IS HOSTED BY
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST DR.
MARTY ERICKSON AND HER OWN
DAUGHTER, DR. AARON ERICKSON.
MARTY, IT IS SO NICE TO HAVE YOU
IN THE BACKYARD. IT'S JUST GREAT
TO BE HERE , BELINDA . I LOVE
WORKING WITH YOU. YOU'VE BEEN
A FRIEND OF THE SHOW FOR SO LONG
AND I HAD A CHANCE TO BE ON YOUR
PODCAST 15 YEARS. YOU GUYS WERE
DOING THIS SO FAR BEFORE
EVERYONE ELSE WAS DOING. SO
CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
THANK YOU. AND WE STARTED LIVE
ON THE RADIO FOR A WHILE,
BUT THEN TOOK IT TO THE INTERNET
AND WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE WORD
PODCAST WHEN WE STARTED. AND SO
WE WERE ON THE CUTTING EDGE,
I GUESS. AND NOW WE HAVE
WONDERFUL SPONSORS AND A GREAT
AUDIENCE THAT IS JUST SO LOYAL
AS THEIR CHILDREN HAVE GROWN
UP WITH THE SHOW. YEAH, IT IS
WONDERFUL. AND YOU YMS HAVE
REALLY SHARED EVERY SINGLE, YOU
KNOW, PLETHORA OF OF PARENTING
ADVICE ALL ALONG THE WAY. AND OF
COURSE, DOING IT WITH YOUR
WITH YOUR DAUGHTER MUST BE SO
NICE. IT IS, YOU KNOW, AND SHE'S
REALLY GROWN IN HER CAREER
AND JUST, YOU KNOW, IS DOING
WONDERFUL WORK ASIDE FROM THIS.
AND WE REALLY HAVE FUN DOING
THIS TOGETHER. IT'S VERY
PERSONAL AND WE HAVE GREAT
EXPERTS WHO ARE ON EVERY WEEK
AND IT'S AN EXCITING VENTURE.
THAT'S FANTASTIC. DROPS EVERY
MONDAY. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT
THAT IN A MOMENT. SO LET'S TALK
ABOUT THESE FOUR ITEMS THAT YOU
BROUGHT TO LIGHT THAT ARE REALLY
RIGHT ON THE FRONT OF OF WHAT
PEOPLE SHOULD BE PAYING
ATTENTION TO . NUMBER ONE,
THE STRONG, HEALTHY BRAINS
GROW THROUGH SIMPLE, LOVING,
JOYFUL PARENT CHILD INTERACTION.
THAT'S RIGHT. AND BELINDA, WE'RE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT THESE
FOUR THINGS THAT REALLY HAVE
EMERGED OVER THE 15 YEARS
WITH INFORMATION THAT ARE SO
IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS AND BRAIN
RESEARCH IS RIGHT AT THE TOP
THE LIST BECAUSE WE WE HAVE
IMAGING NOW TO LOOK AT
THE STRUCTURE OF THE BRAIN
TO MEASURE THE CHEMISTRY OF THE
BRAIN JUST THROUGH SALIVA
SAMPLES AND THAT SORT OF THING.
AND WE KNOW THAT THE THINGS
THAT BUILD HEALTHY BRAINS
ARE LITTLE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T
HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY
ON . YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO A
FANCY CLASS CUDDLE, PLAY, TALK,
SING, LAUGH TOGETHER WITH BABIES
AND VERY YOUNG CHILDREN, THIS
DEVELOPS THEIR SELF REGULATION,
THEIR FOCUS, THEIR ABILITY
TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THINGS.
JUST SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT IN LIFE,
THAT INTERACTION SO IMPORTANT.
OK, NUMBER TWO, OVERPARENTING
UNDERMINES CHILDREN'S
UNDERMINES CHILDREN'S OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD ESSENTIAL
SKILLS
SKILLS
FOR
FOR ADULT
FOR ADULT LIVING. BOY , DO WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS
THESE DAYS AND I THINK IT'S OUT
OF GOOD INTENTIONS. PARENTS
AND MAYBE MOMS ESPECIALLY WANT
TO DO SO MUCH FOR THEIR KIDS
AND KEEP THEM HAPPY. BUT THAT
REALLY BACKFIRES BECAUSE KIDS DO
NOT LEARN THE BASICS. AND SO
WE HAVE TWENTY SOMETHING PEOPLE
TAKING ADULT IN CLASSES BECAUSE
THEY WEREN'T ALLOWED TO DEVELOP
THESE THINGS, GIVING YOUR KIDS
CHORES FROM WHEN THEY'RE EVEN
TODDLERS AND AS THEY GET OLDER,
LETTING THEM SEE THAT THEY CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMON GOOD AT
HOME, AT SCHOOL, IN THEIR
COMMUNITY. THESE ARE THE THINGS
THAT MAKE STRONG ADULTS AND KIDS
FEEL BETTER. THEY HAVE LESS
ANXIETY, LESS DEPRESSIVE
SYMPTOMS IF THEY'RE EXPERIENCING
THAT SMOOTH MOVE TO ADULTHOOD.
YEAH. SO DON'T TRY TO DO
EVERYTHING FOR SENTENCEES. OK,
NUMBER THREE, CHILDREN'S SHOULD
TEAM THE CONCEPT OF COUNG
CONSENT LONG BEFORE THEY'RE
READY TO DATE. YES, WE HAD
A WONDERFUL PODCAST A FEW WEEKS
AGO. A PROSECUTING ATTORNEY WHO
IS NOW A PARENTING COACH TALKING
ABOUT CONSENT AND OF COURSE
WITH THE ME2 MOVEMENT, WE'VE
REALLY BEEN CONFRONTED WITH THIS
AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
FOR ENTERING INTO A ROMANTIC OR
SEXUAL INTERACTION TO ASK
CONSENT TED EVERY STEP AND GET
VERBAL CONSENT. BUT THIS STARTS
WHEN KIDS ARE LITTLE. IF WE SAY,
OH, GO HUG UNCLE GEORGE TO
A YOUNG CHILD THAT'S NOT
MODELING CONSENT, UNCLE
GEORGE SHOULD SAY, IS IT OK IF
I GIVE YOU A HUG? OK, THAT'S
ABOUT LEARNING YOUR BOUNDARIES,
PUSHING SOMEBODY OFF THE DOCK AT
THE LAKE. YOU KNOW, AND THEY SAY
NO, NO, NO, NO MEANS NO. NO
MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION. SO
WE HAVE TO TEACH THE CONCEPT
VERY EARLY AND THEN ELABORATED
ON IT AS KIDS BECOME
ADOLESCENTS. THAT IS SUCH A GOOD
POINT . AND AS WE WRAP
UP AND THIS HAS BEEN, OF COURSE,
THE FRONT OF EVERY NEWS , YOU
KNOW, FOR A WHILE RAISING
NONRACIST CHILDREN STARTS AT
HOME FROM THE EARLIEST MONTHS
AND YEARS OF LIFE.
>> AND YOU GET TO KNOW PEOPLE
FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS,
DIFFERENT SKIN COLORS, READ
BOOKS, WATCH MOVIES
WITH POSITIVE ROLE MODELS
OF PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT
CULTURES AND SET THE EXAMPLE
OF BEING NOT JUST NOT RACIST
BUT BEING AN ANTI-RACIST, BE AN
UPSTANDER AND SPEAK OUT WHEN YOU
SEE INJUSTICE AND TEACH YOUR
KIDS TO DO THIS AND SHOW BY
EXAMPLE.
EXAMPLE.
EXAMPLE. >> TSEPELIS, WE SO APPRECIATE
IT. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US
LEARN ABOUT THESE THINGS.
AND AGAIN, WATCH YOUR PODCAST.
IT ONCE AGAIN DROPS EVERY SINGLE
MONDAY AND WE HAVE A LINK