Positive Discipline and Brain Development

Positive parenting, positive discipline, and infants and toddlersWe know there is no “correct” way to parent, but how do various parenting styles impact our child’s brain development? If there are ways to inherently boost self-regulation skills in a toddler or support a young child’s executive functioning skills, how can we integrate those habits or strategies into our everyday interactions with our infants and toddlers?On this episode of the Learn With Less podcast, Ayelet sits down with Julietta Skoog, a certified Positive Discipline advanced trainer focusing on parent education in the early years. Julietta is the co-founder of Sproutable, and has developed an online series of digital resources for families with toddlers and preschoolers.Ayelet and Julietta discuss what “Positive Discipline” is as it relates to infants and toddlers, the developmental science behind some of the positive parenting techniques and strategies with regard to cognitive and social/emotional development, and Julietta’s top tips and resources for families who’d like to start incorporating Positive Discipline into their parenting from day one.Quick access to links in this episode:Positive Discipline video series from Sproutable, for families with toddlers and pre-schoolers (affiliate link)Children: The Challenge, by Rudolf Dreikurs (affiliate link)Books That Heal blogJoyful Courage podcastConnect with us:Ayelet: Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest / YouTubeJulietta: Website / Facebook / Instagram / YouTubeText transcript of this episodeAyelet: Welcome to episode 61 of the Learn With Less podcast.Today I am speaking with Julietta Skoog. Julietta is a certified Positive Discipline advanced trainer with an Ed.S. degree in school psychology and a master’s degree in school counseling from Seattle University. As a school psychologist and counselor with Seattle public schools since 2005, her trauma informed expertise includes early child development, autism, learning disabilities, anxiety and behavior disorders, as well as leaving friendship groups, classroom lessons, parent education and teacher trainings based on positive discipline, social thinking and mindfulness. Her popular keynote speeches, classes and workshops in Seattle have been described as rejuvenating, motivating, and inspiring, which is why she’s here today. She co-founded Sproutable in 2016 for parents of children birth to five who need support and tools to navigate the early years while growing remarkable.