74. Supporting Children’s Neural Development - with Dr. Marion Van Horn #FabulousFriends
Dr. Marion Van Horn shares the different factors that play a role in the development of children, before, during, and after pregnancy.
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Show Notes
Dr. Marion Van Horn is a Research Associate at the Montreal Neurological Institute whose work focuses on brain development, developmental plasticity, and synaptic pruning. She is also a mom of three, and as a mom, she has some amazing techniques for supporting your kids’ brain development. We also dive into how we can protect ourselves and our families from COVID-19.
You will learn about...
- What Dr. Marion researches in her lab
- What neuroplasticity is and how to support it within children
- The importance of play for kids
- The benefits of lowering expectations
- How much time we need to spend outside
- Getting enough sleep and sticking to a routine
- Improving synaptic pruning
- The role of nutrition in cognitive development
- How we can support ourselves against COVID-19 during pregnancy
Resources:
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marion-van-horn-phd-b937b35
- Twitter: @marionvanhorn
- Read: "Why We Sleep"
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