Dr. Karen Villa, a talented neuropsychologist, dives into the scientific definitions and understanding of the brain and the mind in the first part of a three-part series. She explains the distinction between brain and mind and defines the left versus right brain as well as introducing the concept of neuroplasticity, which has revolutionized the study […]
Dr. Karen Villa, a talented neuropsychologist, dives into the scientific definitions and understanding of the brain and the mind in the second part of a three-part series. She looks at four aspects of mind-brain development as offered by Dr. Siegel: balance; resilience; intuition; empathy (brie) and relates these to virtues in the Catholic faith. Sister […]
Dr. Karen Villa, a talented neuropsychologist, looks at the practical application of mind-brain balance in the third part of a three-part series. She addresses ways that parents and educators can help their children develop proper processes for dealing with issues, emotions, and feelings as they arise. Sister John Dominic: We’re going to continue our discussion […]
“Parents tend to think that our kids can’t remember zero to five, so it doesn’t really matter what happened in zero to five. They are coding experiences from zero to five and what we call an implicit memory. So it’s like an unconscious memory and that will keep it down in body and in behavior, […]
Karen Villa: The tasks of adolescence is for a child to come to own their own body in their own mind and it really is a time that we’re moving into with them where you know, we don’t have as much say anymore and that’s really a biologically driven process. So discipline has to move […]
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