Supporting the CEO of Your Child’s Brain: Imagination, Planning, Creativity and Connection

Tips to supercharge the power behind your child’s identity

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One part of our brain sets us humans apart from the rest of the animal kingdom — the same part that gives us the ability to imagine, plan, create, and connect with others at a level that only humans can do.

This remarkable region is the prefrontal cortex (PFC), the control center for our thoughts, emotions, and behavior.

It is interesting that — expanding in size during the last few million years. With this evolving PFC, early humans were able to grow beyond a simple existence of survival mode (think running away from woolly mammoths), to enter a world of creativity, innovation, and abstract thought.

The PFC makes us who we are — “it is responsible for our sense of identity, our values, and our beliefs” argues Richard Levy, professor of neurology from Sorbonne Université.

This becomes really interesting for parents

Knowing the powerhouse that the PFC is, I realize that tapping into my kids' PFC could help unlock some extraordinary potential for making wiser choices, building stronger…