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A neuroscientist and mother of four shows parents how their kids' brains develop and how strategic parenting choices can develop empathy, creativity, and self-control—three key skills that can shift most childhood behavior challenges in the short term and help kids become happy, independent adults in the long term. How parents can help their kids practice empathy/compassion, creativity/imagination, and self-control/self-regulation in everyday situations—so the neural pathways supporting these skills start to activate automatically and over time become second nature. Why these three skills specifically? Because the lack of one, two, or all three underlies virtually all everyday issues (e.g., temper tantrums, playground conflicts, talking back). Later in life, a lack of these skills affects young adults' ability to successfully navigate the challenges of modern living.

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Erin Clabough Erin Clabough is a mother of four who holds a PhD in neuroscience. Her parenting style has been highly influenced by her background in brain development research. She teaches biology and neuroscience, and heads an active research program that investigates questions about how the brain functions, including developmental areas such as fetal alcohol syndrome and lifespan topics such as neurodegenerative disease. She is also interested in incorporating neuroscience principles into the classroom, in service learning, and in providing hands-on learning experiences to students of all ages. She participated in a developmental cognitive neuroscience program at the University of Denver, where she was involved in Down syndrome, autism, and schizophrenia research. Erin received her PhD in neuroscience from University of Virginia in 2006, specializing in the molecular genetics of neurodegeneration. She subsequently held a three-year postdoctoral research position at the University of Virginia. Her scientific research has resulted in many peer-reviewed journal articles. She writes for Psychology Today, mindbodygreen,TODAY Parenting, and other publications.

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