CREATIVE HIGHLIGHT
Playful Ways to Help Kids
Calm Down
BY : Rebecca Eanes
Our children ’ s brains are under construction ! The prefrontal cortex , that area which houses executive functions and is responsible for emotional and behavior regulation , impulse control , logic , critical thinking , focus , and flexibility won ’ t be fully developed until the mid-twenties . This is why children are impulsive , have tantrums , and sometimes make poor decisions . It isn ’ t naughtiness ; it ’ s development !
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