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Vacation Brain Fog Mar 25, 2025
By: Lindsey Bernhardt

As I walked back into the classrooms after Spring break, I was reminded how difficult transitions can be for some of us. Not just for our students but for the teachers, administ...

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Co-regulation & The Developing Brain education parenting Mar 24, 2025

Dr. Daniel Siegel - psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and author - is known for his work exploring how the brain is shaped by relationships and experiences. With a focus on integrating the science of the ...

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The InMind Reading List education parenting Mar 17, 2025

We've got our InMind Reading List ready for you! Dive into any of these five books to expand your understanding of the connection between life experiences, brain development, and behavior. Offering a ...

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Starting Fresh Mar 12, 2025
By: Alexandra Murtaugh

This winter was a seemingly unending cycle of illness for my kids- they’ve had strep throat, covid, stomach bugs, and a lot of sniffles. So, like many of you, I have been waiti...

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Parenting is Hard: The Pew Research Center on Parenting Challenges parenting Mar 10, 2025

Today’s world can make parenting feel extremely challenging. Access to an immense amount of information - advice, research, pressures, perspectives, resources - can both help and overwhelm parents str...

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Ingredients of Healthy Relationships Feb 03, 2025
By: Lindsey Bernhardt

As we embark on a month paying tribute to those who suffered generations of adversity and a month celebrating love, a foundational piece to both are healthy relationships. Healt...

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Harnessing Neuroplasticity: Transforming Routines into Habits Jan 09, 2025
By: Lindsey Bernhardt

My colleague, Dr. Murtaugh, published a perfect piece related to this topic just a few days ago. Her advice to consider celebrating the good we currently do instead of resolving...

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Resolving to Keep the Good Jan 06, 2025
By: Alexandra Murtaugh

In the beginning of every year, people make New Year’s resolutions and often these resolutions involve adding something new to our routines or approaching these routines differ...

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Movement During Winter Dec 30, 2024
By: Alexandra Murtaugh

One of the gifts my 7 year-old son got for Christmas was a kid's FitBit watch that tracks his steps. Since it's connected to my phone, I get updates on his daily steps and I am...

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Home for the Holidays Dec 04, 2024

The holiday seasons can be a time of joy, togetherness, and celebration. It is no secret though, that the holidays can also bring stress, exhaustion, and chaos. While on this upcoming winter break, In...

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Confusing Holidays Dec 02, 2024

Have you ever had the experience where your child’s holiday vacation just began, they got every present they asked for, they are sleeping in, staying up late, getting extra time with friends and famil...

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Our Holiday Feels Nov 07, 2024
By: Lindsey Bernhardt

As the holidays roll around, we typically think of them as a time to celebrate, enjoy time with family and friends, and ring in the new year. However, for some of us, the holida...

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