
Brain First Parenting with Eileen Devine (Eileen Devine)
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11 Nov 2024 | Ep. 3 | Help Your Rigid Thinking Child Become More Flexible | 00:23:34 | |
SUMMARY In this episode, Eileen explains what it looks like when a child, teen, or young adult lags behind in the skills to be cognitively flexible, and how to then accommodate them in this specific skill set. TAKEAWAYS
RESOURCES Blog Post: The Uncompromising Child: Four Responses to Rigid Thinking Free Infographic Poster: 8 Necessary Mind Shifts ======================= If you appreciated this episode, and would like to receive a weekly note from Eileen about the Brain First Parenting journey every Monday, you can subscribe to her free newsletter HERE! You can also check out all the FREE resources Eileen offers for parents, and learn more about all things Brain First at her website: eileendevine.com And of course, find and follow Eileen on social media: | |||
10 Feb 2025 | Ep. 9 | Let Go of the Fear That You're Over-Accommodating | 00:16:11 | |
SUMMARY - In this episode, Eileen walks through a common fear that many parents hold, which is that if they fully accommodate their child or teen, that they will prevent their child from growing, developing and maturing. TAKEAWAYS
RELATED BLOG POSTS: 6 Key Questions that Lead to Effective Accommodations Understanding the Window of Tolerance - Pt. 1 The Brain First approach will change how you parent ======================= If you appreciated this episode, and would like to receive a weekly note from Eileen about the Brain First Parenting journey every Monday, you can subscribe to her free newsletter HERE! You can also check out all the FREE resources Eileen offers for parents, and learn more about all things Brain First at her website: eileendevine.com And of course, find and follow Eileen on social media: | |||
30 Dec 2024 | Ep. 6 | Your Child Is Not the Problem | 00:15:20 | |
SUMMARY - In this episode, Eileen explains why kids who live with neurobehavioral conditions and are always seen as "the problem," are actually kids who are doing the best they can; they are highly misunderstood and need more support for their brain-based difference. She explains how the actual problem is society's view of behaviors, and how this behavioral lens is what leads to kids with brain-based differences experiencing challenging behavioral symptoms. TAKEAWAYS
RELATED BLOG POST: Your Child is Not the ‘Problem’... It's Actually Society’s Narrow Lens ======================= If you appreciated this episode, and would like to receive a weekly note from Eileen about the Brain First Parenting journey every Monday, you can subscribe to her free newsletter HERE! You can also check out all the FREE resources Eileen offers for parents, and learn more about all things Brain First at her website: eileendevine.com And of course, find and follow Eileen on social media: | |||
13 Jan 2025 | Ep. 7 | Understanding the Difficult Maturity Gap | 00:25:53 | |
SUMMARY - In this episode, Eileen takes you, step-by-step, through a universal and highly misunderstood characteristic seen in kids and teens with brain-based differences, which is a maturity gap in comparison to same-aged peers. She explains how this gap is connected to the brain, how to identify it for what it is (as a lagging cognitive skill set), and how to more successfully support a child or teen who experiences this gap. TAKEAWAYS
RELATED BLOG POSTS: Helping Our Children Navigate Friendships Dysmaturity and the Challenges of Friendship ======================= If you appreciated this episode, and would like to receive a weekly note from Eileen about the Brain First Parenting journey every Monday, you can subscribe to her free newsletter HERE! You can also check out all the FREE resources Eileen offers for parents, and learn more about all things Brain First at her website: eileendevine.com And of course, find and follow Eileen on social media: | |||
11 Nov 2024 | Ep. 2 | Step One to Understanding Your Child or Teen | 00:12:33 | |
SUMMARY In this episode, Eileen delves into the first step to understanding a neurodiverse child, teen, or young adult with challenging behaviors. TAKEAWAYS
RESOURCES Your Lens Matters FREE downloadable infographic Blog Post: The Brain First Approach Will Change How You Parent Blog Post: Looking Through a Different Lens Thanks for listening! Please be sure to review and share the Brain First Parenting podcast with any listeners who might be interested. To see more tools, resources and learn more about Eileen you can visit eileendevine.com ======================= If you appreciated this episode, and would like to receive a weekly note from Eileen about the Brain First Parenting journey every Monday, you can subscribe to her free newsletter HERE! You can also check out all the FREE resources Eileen offers for parents, and learn more about all things Brain First at her website: eileendevine.com And of course, find and follow Eileen on social media: | |||
23 Oct 2024 | Ep. 0 | Brain First Parenting Trailer | 00:02:43 | |
Welcome to the Brain First Parenting podcast with Eileen Devine! I'm thrilled you're here, and look forward to diving into the many elements of the Brain First parenting approach in the episodes to come. This trailer -- Episode 0! -- is a brief introduction to my goals and hopes for this podcast, and an invitation to parents and caregivers who will benefit from this transformational parenting model. ======================= If you appreciated this episode, and would like to receive a weekly note from Eileen about the Brain First Parenting journey every Monday, you can subscribe to her free newsletter HERE! You can also check out all the FREE resources Eileen offers for parents, and learn more about all things Brain First at her website: eileendevine.com And of course, find and follow Eileen on social media: | |||
27 Jan 2025 | Ep. 8 | Help Your Child Break the Perseveration Loop | 00:23:56 | |
SUMMARY - In this episode, Eileen will break down the common and often exhausting behavioral symptom called perseveration. She takes the listeners through what perseveration looks like behaviorally, so parents can identify it in their child or teen; how it is connected to the brain; and how parents can help their child when they get stuck in perseveration loops. TAKEAWAYS
RELATED BLOG POSTS: Getting Unstuck: 4 Ways to Help Your Child Break the Perseveration Loop ======================= If you appreciated this episode, and would like to receive a weekly note from Eileen about the Brain First Parenting journey every Monday, you can subscribe to her free newsletter HERE! You can also check out all the FREE resources Eileen offers for parents, and learn more about all things Brain First at her website: eileendevine.com And of course, find and follow Eileen on social media: | |||
11 Nov 2024 | Ep. 1 | Eileen's Story and the Founding of Brain First Parenting | 00:15:41 | |
SUMMARY In this first episode, Eileen introduces herself and explains how Brain First Parenting came to be. She shares personal stories about her own experience of parenting a teenage daughter who lives with a serious and permanent brain-based disability (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder). Eileen also talks about her therapy and coaching practice where, for the last decade, she has supported parents who are also parenting kids, teens, and young adults with brain-based differences and challenging behavioral symptoms, and how this led to the creation of Brain First Parenting. RESOURCES Learn more about Diane Malbin and her FACETS Program. More about the work of Dr. Ross Greene Dr. Kristin Neff's work on Self Compassion Thanks for listening! Please be sure to review and share the Brain First Parenting podcast with any listeners who might be interested. To see more tools, resources and learn more about Eileen you can visit eileendevine.com ======================= If you appreciated this episode, and would like to receive a weekly note from Eileen about the Brain First Parenting journey every Monday, you can subscribe to her free newsletter HERE! You can also check out all the FREE resources Eileen offers for parents, and learn more about all things Brain First at her website: eileendevine.com And of course, find and follow Eileen on social media: | |||
16 Dec 2024 | Ep. 5 | Making Sense of Those Frustrating On and Off Days | 00:20:35 | |
SUMMARY - In this episode, Eileen dives into a common characteristic in children and teens with brain-based differences and challenging behavioral symptoms, which is 'on 'and 'off' days. Eileen begins helping parents identify this common lagging skill in their kids, and how they can begin to accommodate their child or teen as it relates to on and off days. TAKEAWAYS
======================= If you appreciated this episode, and would like to receive a weekly note from Eileen about the Brain First Parenting journey every Monday, you can subscribe to her free newsletter HERE! You can also check out all the FREE resources Eileen offers for parents, and learn more about all things Brain First at her website: eileendevine.com And of course, find and follow Eileen on social media: | |||
02 Dec 2024 | Ep. 4 | Why Your Child Struggles to Make Friends | 00:17:28 | |
SUMMARY - In this episode, Eileen explains why so many kids and teens with brain-based differences struggle to make and keep friends, and how parents can support their children by building the cognitive skills required to be in relationship with peers. TAKEAWAYS
RELATED BLOG POSTS: Moving Forward by Circling Back 'Why Can't We Be Friends?' - Cognitive Skills Your Child Needs for Successful Relationships... Helping Our Children Navigate Friendships Dysmaturity and the Challenges of Friendship ======================= If you appreciated this episode, and would like to receive a weekly note from Eileen about the Brain First Parenting journey every Monday, you can subscribe to her free newsletter HERE! You can also check out all the FREE resources Eileen offers for parents, and learn more about all things Brain First at her website: eileendevine.com And of course, find and follow Eileen on social media: |