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Stoplight trainer Sarah Ganger chats with Cherilyn Orr, who is the creator and founder of The Stoplight Approach, about her new book ahead of its release date on the 19th of July. Cherilyn's book Signals applies The Stoplight Approach to parenting. In this episode, Cherilyn honestly shares about her own journey of how the principles of brain science have affected her own life and specifically her parenting.Connect with The Stoplight Approach! Facebook: The Stoplight Approach Instagram: @thestoplightapproach Email: podcasts@thestoplightapproach.org

As a parent, or someone in a parenting role, you are the most important influence in your child’s life and you play an essential role in your child’s success. Intentional parenting is an approach where you use strategies to build a healthy parent-child relationship. It is an approach to developing safe, stable, and nurturing parent-child relationships. The intentional parenting approach relies on brain science to provide you ways to stay present and involved with your child. Using this approach provides consistent structure and guidelines within which your child can find their own way. Through intentional parenting, parents and those in a parenting role grow strong social and emotional skills in their children. Studies show that when children experience things such as harsh or abusive parenting or being in an unsafe environment, it has a negative impact on their brain development. This can result in mental, physical, and behavioral issues in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. That is why ParentingMontana.org is bringing this important podcast to you today -- to show parents an approach where you can adjust your strategies to meet the developmental needs of your child and simultaneously enhance your relationship.The Montana Department of Health and Human Services partnered with the Center for Health and Safety Culture at Montana State University to bring you the tools in ParentingMontana.org  and this podcast, which seek to foster safe, stable, and nurturing parent-child relationships. You can develop your child’s social and emotional skills no matter what age they are. Regardless of your child’s age, now is the time to be involved. Listen to how you can make a difference now and into your child’s future!

Help: I’m a Parent. Michael Gurian and Tim Wright talk about the adventure of parenting and how understanding your child’s nature and brain can help you experience the wonder of parenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parenthood often comes with a barrage of myths and misconceptions about the elusive "mommy brain" or, if you want to include dads too, "baby brain". In this episode, Dr. Cara Goodwin and guest Chelsea Conaboy explore the science behind the brain changes that occur during the transformative phase of motherhood - and they're not all negative transformations! Discover how hormones and experiences shape the parental brain, leading to hyper focus, increased empathy, and other incredible strengths. Uncover the truth about forgetfulness and the profound changes that redefine your cognitive landscape. Whether you're a new parent or a seasoned one, this episode sheds light on the hidden gems of the parenting brain that deserve the spotlight. It's time to separate myth from fact, as we unravel the science to get a fresh perspective on the marvels of the parental brain.Chelsea Conaboy is a health and science journalist, specializing in personal and public health. She's the author of Mother Brain: How Neuroscience is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood, and creator of the Substack Between Us. ------Sign up for the Parenting Translator Substack, and follow along on Instagram.Parenting Translator is hosted by Dr. Cara Goodwin and is produced by Earfluence.Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD, is a child psychologist and mother to three children who "translates" research on parenting and child development into information that is accurate, relevant, and useful to parents.