Simple ways to nurture your children’s minds (and your own)

There are proven ways to foster an overall sense of wellbeing in children, writes clinical psychologist, parenting coach and mum, Julie Meehan

If you have ever found yourself in this mental state , you likely know that it typically does not engender a sense of overall wellbeing – either in you or your child.What may be helpful for you to know is that recent research has revealed the best predictor for overall wellbeing in humans is for the brain to be in an integrated state.

This can show up in several ways, which is typically marked by emotional imbalance: we may become more rigid in our thoughts and behaviour, shutting down or withdrawing, and embracing a negative state of being, or our emotions and behaviour may feel chaotic and all over the place – and we lash out at others or ourselves, often showing a lot of expressed emotion.

Of course, we can all experience ‘No Brain’ states at times — we wouldn’t be human otherwise. But when this state becomes the predominant state, mental health difficulties typically ensue. The good news, however, is that we can help our brains to become more integrated and stay integrated. It is possible to have a ‘Yes Brain’ state that becomes our primary way of being, underpinning how we relate to ourselves, others and the world around us.

Likewise, for adults, time that allows us to be spontaneously creative and imaginative and engage in novelty in some way can be considered our playtime. Play is the work of both adults and children.Connecting with other people or connecting with nature in a meaningful way also promotes the firing of our neural connections, in particular, our ‘relationship’ circuitry.

It is something that you can share with your family , and give your children the agency and the responsibility to see how they can embrace all aspects of the platter in any given day.

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