Personal Growth
Smacking a child may affect their brain development
You just know that smacking children is going to get a response. Everyone has an opinion on this, and because of the nature of it,
May 1, 2022
You just know that smacking children is going to get a response. Everyone has an opinion on this, and because of the nature of it,
Dan Siegel is a parenting and brain development expert. His insights into how children and adults sometimes resort to activating the most primitive parts of our brain because a situation becomes so emotional or so many other things are going on for us that we can’t clearly reason, problem solve and find a resolution.
My daughter is 10 right now. She is already a capable and confident person, and I can’t wait to see what kind of adult she becomes. These are the things that I want her to know, now as an 10 year old, but also for her whole life. I’m her Dad, and it’s my proudest job title.