We want our kids to do as well as possible, so when they mess up, do dumb things, or seem to be failing, it's easy to focus on their mistakes and what they should do instead.
Naomi Glover, a leading applied neuroscientist and brain health specialist, says we'd get the best out of our kids by doing the opposite; focusing on their strengths.
Coming from a neurodivergent family, she truly understands the challenges faced by ADHD, dyslexia, and other neurotypes and offers practical, easy-to-use “brain hacks” for tAsk better questions if you want better answers:
Curiosity is one of our greatest allies in every part of our lives, not only does it help us to achieve more, it also helps us live a better life.
For example, if we ask our brain why we are so rubbish it will give us a lot of reasons. If, instead, we ask it what we could have done better we'll get a very different response; one that's far more useful.
Reducing blame and stigma at work, with our partners, and particularly with our kids, is far more likely to get us where we want to go.
If we focus on being curious we can change the entire dynamic in our own minds and those of our colleagues and family.
Watch the entire interview in which Naomi Glover 🧠 MSc, FRSA, FRSPH and I discuss brain-healthy ways of managing at home and at work, and the transformative power of a strengths-based approach to life, rather than focusing on our failings.
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