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6 results (expanded search) for "prefrontal-cortex"
Leadership
24-Hour Decision Rule
Don't make a major financial/emotional/strategic decision before sleeping on it one full night.
Parenting
Feeling Mirror
Name your child's feeling precisely before you try to fix the situation.
Parenting
The Teen Brain Under Construction — Prefrontal Cortex Framing
Understand your teen's prefrontal cortex (planning, impulse control) won't finish developing until age 25 — this changes how you respond to his impulsivity.
Professional
Annual Theme
Instead of New Year resolutions, pick one "theme" (year of health, year of depth...).
Parenting
Name It to Tame It
Apply Siegel's principle: naming feeling activates the prefrontal cortex and calms the amygdala.
Parenting
Risk Talk Without Lecture
Talk to your teen about drugs, sex, reckless driving before the moment arrives — dialogue not lecture.