I’m still going through all these, but they’re pretty fascinating. You can watch the videos online for free on topics like the correlation between brain skills and:
- emotions at home
- hearing
- reading
- math
-music
(among others)
These are put out by the University of Oregon’s Brain Development Lab.
Here’s an example of the video on emotion (10 minutes long): Kids who are neglected or abused or around parents who are depressed produce extra cortisol, which is damaging to the brain. Chronic stress and depression are literally TOXIC to a child’s brain!
www.changingbrains.org – click on “Watch Online”
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