Dr Amen: Raising Mentally Strong Kids

For the first time ever, The Lautners welcome back a past guest, Dr. Amen, for another conversation on mental wellness, this time for children. Whether you’re a parent, want to be a parent, or have no desire to be a parent, Dr. Amen offers insight into relationships and development that we’re certain you can apply to your life in some way. Dr. Amen explains why he wanted to write a book with Dr. Charles Fay and tackle what is missing from most parenting books—brain health! He explains the importance of special time, active listening, and letting children make affordable mistakes. There is undeniably a youth mental health crisis, and Dr. Amen hopes that by offering a “parenting manual” that encourages firm, kind parenting, children will have a better chance at mental strength from the very start.

00:00 Intro
04:44 Welcome back Dr. Amen!
06:00 Citrus Got Real
07:49 Parenting with Love and Logic
14:23 The importance of brain health
22:00 Root causes of mental health struggles in kids
28:21 Raising mentally strong kids
30:37 Bonding
34:25 Active Listening
37:57 Firm & kind
42:26 Reassessing your parenting style
44:30 What anxiety looks like in kids
47:53 The oppositional approach
52:17 Appropriate anxiety
56:49 Mental hygiene
59:55 Hopes for his new book

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