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Sleep! Kids need more of it, and so do we! It’s crucial for health and mental health. But bedtime routines, y’all . . . not for the faint of heart. They can be a disaster. They can bring out the worst in us and in our kids. Falling asleep is a big exercise in self-regulation, and small children need our help to go from engaged in the world to drifting off to sleep. Each family has their own bedtime routine, but here are some ideas to help you make bedtimes easier and more pleasant, and to make your routines more peaceful and effective in helping your child shift into slumber. If you want some ideas and strategies, check out this video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ABOUT TINA: Dr. Tina Payne Bryson is the author of THE BOTTOM LINE FOR BABY (Random House 2020) and co-author (with Dan Siegel) of two NY Times Best Sellers—THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD (Random House 2011) and NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE (Random House 2014)—each of which has been translated into over fifty languages, as well as THE YES BRAIN (Random House 2018) and THE POWER OF SHOWING UP (Random House 2020). She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Connection, a multidisciplinary clinical practice in Southern California. Dr. Bryson keynotes conferences and conducts workshops all over the world. An LCSW, Tina is a graduate of Baylor University with a Ph.D. from USC. The most important part of her bio, she says, is that she’s a mom to her three boys. You can learn more about Dr. Bryson at TinaBryson.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanks for watching! Subscribe to this channel and get encouragement and tips to raise kids who are happy, healthy, and fully themselves: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCXGwMEmoL_noUYgx8kpakw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For additional content: CHECK OUT TINA'S WEBSITE: https://www.tinabryson.com SUBSCRIBE TO TINA'S NEWSLETTER: https://www.tinabryson.com/subscribe VISIT TINA'S ONLINE SHOP: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tinapaynebryson STREAM ONLINE LECTURES ON VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/tinapaynebryson/vod_pages To connect further, find Tina on social media: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TinaPayneBrysonPhD INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/TinaPayneBryson TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tinabryson

Do you yell at your kids? Parents often tell me, “I work so hard to not yell. I don’t want to yell. Still, I yell.” Or they say, “I’m so patient for as long as I can be, but then I flip my lid. How can I not yell?” Here are a few suggestions to try to help us shift and pause and calm down to prevent yelling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ABOUT TINA: Dr. Tina Payne Bryson is the author of THE BOTTOM LINE FOR BABY (Random House 2020) and co-author (with Dan Siegel) of two NY Times Best Sellers—THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD (Random House 2011) and NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE (Random House 2014)—each of which has been translated into over fifty languages, as well as THE YES BRAIN (Random House 2018) and THE POWER OF SHOWING UP (Random House 2020). She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Connection, a multidisciplinary clinical practice in Southern California. Dr. Bryson keynotes conferences and conducts workshops all over the world. An LCSW, Tina is a graduate of Baylor University with a Ph.D. from USC. The most important part of her bio, she says, is that she’s a mom to her three boys. You can learn more about Dr. Bryson at TinaBryson.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanks for watching! Subscribe to this channel and get encouragement and tips to raise kids who are happy, healthy, and fully themselves: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCXGwMEmoL_noUYgx8kpakw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For additional content: CHECK OUT TINA'S WEBSITE: https://www.tinabryson.com SUBSCRIBE TO TINA'S NEWSLETTER: https://www.tinabryson.com/subscribe VISIT TINA'S ONLINE SHOP: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tinapaynebryson STREAM ONLINE LECTURES ON VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/tinapaynebryson/vod_pages To connect further, find Tina on social media: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TinaPayneBrysonPhD INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/TinaPayneBryson TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tinabryson

This video explains why pushing away unwanted thoughts, feelings and sensations can often make a situation worse. Use it when you are finding it hard to focus on the people and things that are important to you, or if you are spending too much energy avoiding your unwanted thoughts or feelings. After the video, take a moment to let all of your thoughts, feelings and sensations be with you, without pushing any of them away. For more information, visit: https://teens.aboutkidshealth.ca/mentalhealth Subscribe to the AboutKidsHealth YouTube channel: http://ow.ly/CzrN50ClHN3 This video is provided for general information only. It does not replace a diagnosis or medical advice from a healthcare professional who has examined your child and understands their unique needs. Please speak with your doctor to check if the content is suitable for your situation. #MentalHealth #Mindfulness #Meditation Follow us on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aboutkidshealth Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/aboutkidshealth Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/aboutkidshealth VIDEO TRANSCRIPT A full and meaningful life comes with a range of emotions and physical sensations: happiness, excitement, strength, but also fear, disappointment and pain. Like most people, you might prefer to avoid unwanted thoughts, feelings and physical sensations, especially if they are intense or overwhelming. Imagine your unwanted feelings as a beach ball that doesn’t go away. You might try different things to pretend the ball doesn’t exist. But when you throw it away, it bounces back. And when you move away from it, it follows you. Maybe you try to get rid of this beach ball by pushing it under water. You manage to keep it out of sight, but if you let go, the beach ball shoots right back up to the surface. So, you decide to keep holding the beach ball underwater. It’s a lot of hard work. Think about how much energy it takes to keep the ball down, and what you might be missing without realizing it. What would happen if you let the beach ball just be there? Or maybe even tried sitting with the beach ball for a while? Instead of actively ignoring the ball, or pushing it underwater, what if you chose to direct your energy instead towards activities and people that are important to you, whether the ball is there or not? Allowing unwanted thoughts, feelings or physical sensations to be there doesn’t mean you have to like them. It means that you are choosing to devote your energy towards the people and things that are important to you. Say your friends want to play a game, but you're feeling anxious or have pain in your stomach. Maybe you can’t play the full game with your friends, but you can still keep score or cheer them on! Sometimes it’s fun to just be around your friends, even if you can’t participate. Some unwanted thoughts, feelings and physical sensations may never fully go away. But you don’t have to devote your energy to suppressing or avoiding them. You can still be involved in activities, even if you need to pace yourself or take breaks now and then. Unwanted experiences are part of life for all of us, no matter who we are. It might take some effort and creativity, but even the smallest steps towards allowing your unwanted emotions and physical sensations to just be there can help you do the things that matter to you and let you live a fuller and more meaningful life.

St. John's Health Words on Wellness Speaker Series bought acclaimed author and interpersonal neurobiology pioneer Dan Siegel, MD, to the Center for the Arts on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 7 pm. Dr. Siegel's presentation “How our Relationships Shape Us” was given to a sold-out audience. Dan Siegel, MD, is an internationally renowned neuropsychiatrist and New York Times bestselling author. He is the executive director of the Mindsight Institute, a professor at the UCLA School of Medicine, and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. The event was provided in partnership with the Teton County School District, Teton County Library, and Raising Girls, a program of GAP! https://www.stjohs.health/services/wellness-services/

Dr. Jack Shonkoff, Professor of Child Health and Development at Harvard University, shares his important play tips to boost your child’s brain. In the first 1,000 days of life, a baby’s brain forms 1,000 new connections every second. Just 15 minutes of play can spark thousands of brain connections. Learn more: https://uni.cf/2Sk1yEn Subscribe to UNICEF here: http://bit.ly/1ltTE3m The official UNICEF YouTube channel is your primary destination for the latest news updates from the frontline, documentaries, celebrity appeals, and more about our work to realize the rights of every child. Click here to see all of our latest trending videos: http://smarturl.it/TrendingAtUNICEF For more about UNICEF's work, visit: http://www.unicef.org Follow UNICEF here: UNICEF Connect blog: http://blogs.unicef.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unicef Twitter: https://twitter.com/unicef Instagram: http://instagram.com/UNICEF Tumblr: http://unicef.tumblr.com Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/unicef Medium: https://medium.com/@UNICEF

How does play benefit children and support their healthy development? Watch this video to learn how play helps build children’s brains, strengthens core life skills, and fosters resilience to hardship. *Learn more about building resilience through play at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/podcasts/podcast-resilience-play/* #ChildDevelopment #BrainDevelopment #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment

Dr. Bryson offers parenting tips to a mom who asks whether she should let her child know how she is feeling when asked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ABOUT TINA: Dr. Tina Payne Bryson is the author of THE BOTTOM LINE FOR BABY (Random House 2020) and co-author (with Dan Siegel) of two NY Times Best Sellers—THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD (Random House 2011) and NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE (Random House 2014)—each of which has been translated into over fifty languages, as well as THE YES BRAIN (Random House 2018) and THE POWER OF SHOWING UP (Random House 2020). She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Connection, a multidisciplinary clinical practice in Southern California. Dr. Bryson keynotes conferences and conducts workshops all over the world. An LCSW, Tina is a graduate of Baylor University with a Ph.D. from USC. The most important part of her bio, she says, is that she’s a mom to her three boys. You can learn more about Dr. Bryson at TinaBryson.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanks for watching! Subscribe to this channel and get encouragement and tips to raise kids who are happy, healthy, and fully themselves: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCXGwMEmoL_noUYgx8kpakw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For additional content: CHECK OUT TINA'S WEBSITE: https://www.tinabryson.com SUBSCRIBE TO TINA'S NEWSLETTER: https://www.tinabryson.com/subscribe VISIT TINA'S ONLINE SHOP: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tinapaynebryson STREAM ONLINE LECTURES ON VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/tinapaynebryson/vod_pages To connect further, find Tina on social media: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TinaPayneBrysonPhD INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/TinaPayneBryson TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tinabryson