Brain Based Parenting
Brain Based Parenting, The Boys Ranch Podcast for families. We all know how hard being a parent is, and sometimes it feels like there are no good answers to the difficult questions families have when their kids are struggling. Our goal each week will be to try and answer some of those tough questions utilizing the knowledge, experience, and professional training Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch has to offer. Contact us: email podcasts@calfarley.org To Donate: https://secure.calfarley.org/site/Donation2?3358.donation=form1&df_id=3358&mfc_pref=T To Apply: https://apply.workable.com/cal-farleys-boys-ranch/j/25E1226091/ For More Information about Cal Farley's Boys Ranch: https://www.calfarley.org/ Music: "Shine" -Newsboys CCS License No. 9402
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We explore the complex relationship between technology and family life, examining how excessive screen time affects children's emotional regulation, mental health, and relationships.
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The Brain-Based Parenting team explores how technology can positively impact families when used with intention and appropriate boundaries.
Technology, when used wisely, can be a powerful tool for families. Instant access to information fuels children’s curiosity and learning, while calls, texts, and video chats help family members stay connected across distances. Safety features like location tracking give p...
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Music:
"Shine" -Newsboys
CCS License No. 9402
Adventure helps children grow in confidence, creativity, and joy, but it requires a balance between safety and freedom. Kids need a secure foundation and supportive adults to feel safe exploring beyond their comfort zones. Real adventure happens through unstructured play, trying new things, and learning through experience—not screens. Small, interest-based adventures can build toward greater challenges, and success is...
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Music:
"Shine" -Newsboys
CCS License No. 9402
Helping children discover a sense of purpose gives them direction, motivation, and a connection to something greater than themselves. It boosts mood, energy, and motivation, especially when they contribute meaningfully to their community. Purpose is built through realistic goals, service, and exploration—especially in supportive environments like faith communities. Even structured service can be transformative. Ultim...
This episode explores the concept of power in parent-child relationships and how understanding power dynamics can improve interactions with children, especially during crisis moments. We discuss why self-control is the greatest form of power and how sharing power appropriately with children helps them develop into successful adults.
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We explore achievement as the third component of our Model of Leadership and Service, discussing how to foster confidence, build competence, and set appropriate goals for children who may identify more with failure than success.
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We explore the vital concept of belonging in child development and how it interconnects with a sense of safety, confidence, and overall wellbeing. Our expert panel shares personal stories and professional insights about what true belonging means and why humans fundamentally need connection to thrive.
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Safety forms the foundation of child development, serving as the brain's primary focus before learning or growth can occur.
• Your brain's number one job is to keep you safe, not to think or problem-solve
• Children's behaviors often express their feelings of safety or lack thereof
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Cal Farley's Staff Development team introduces their Model of Leadership and Service, a framework focusing on six universal needs that everyone requires: safety, belonging, achievement, power, purpose, and adventure.
• Six basic human needs form the foundation for Cal Farley's approach to helping troubled youth
• Unconditional and restorative relationships are key to meeting children's need...
Disorganized attachment develops when children experience unpredictable caregiving, creating a template where they can't anticipate how adults will respond and must constantly adjust their behavior to stay safe.
• Disorganized attachment characterized by unpredictable caregiving—loving one day, absent the next, angry another
• Children develop hypervigilance, constantly assessing situations and peopl...
We explore ambivalent attachment, where caregivers' anxiety and overprotection create uncertainty in children, preventing them from developing confidence and decision-making skills. This parenting approach, often seen in helicopter parenting, stems from good intentions but teaches children the world is unsafe.
• Ambivalent attachment develops when caregivers are anxious, overwhelmed or uncertain in their...
Our ongoing exploration of attachment styles focuses on avoidant attachment, examining how it develops when caregivers consistently fail to respond to children's needs. We unpack why this attachment style, which often makes children appear self-sufficient and well-behaved, actually undermines their emotional development and capacity for meaningful relationships.
• Avoidant attachment develops when caregi...
Secure attachment forms the foundation for a child's healthy development and shapes how they view themselves, others, and the world. We explore the four key attributes caregivers need to foster secure attachment: being present, attentive, attuned, and responsive.
• A secure attachment relationship is defined as one that's "free from danger or risk," creating a healthy and safe space for ch...
Attachment forms the foundation of all human relationships, beginning with our earliest bonds to caregivers and shaping how we connect with others throughout our lives. The quality of care we receive in our first three years creates a template through which we view all future relationships, determining whether we see the world as safe and trustworthy or dangerous and unpredictable.
• Attachment is the primary...
We finish our series on discipline by focusing on key elements often overlooked: supervision, meaningful conversations, apologies, and counterproductive approaches. These aspects create a comprehensive framework for effective, connection-based discipline.
• Supervision connects to discipline by helping catch issues early and modeling appropriate behaviors
• Effective supervision requires clear communicati...
Discipline isn't about punishment but about teaching, and when it comes to serious behaviors, individualized care becomes even more critical. Balancing increased structure with increased nurture creates the optimal environment for helping children learn from their mistakes and grow.
• Each child has different needs, and fair treatment means responding to individual needs rather than identical treatment
Discipline doesn't have to mean punishment; the most effective approach focuses on understanding the root causes behind less significant behaviors and addressing them with connection rather than correction.
• Curiosity is essential in addressing less significant behaviors - take time to understand what's happening beneath the surface
• Physical needs like sleep, nutrition, and exercise directly ...
Discipline is often misunderstood as punishment, when it's actually about teaching and guiding children through boundaries and relationship. We explore how effective discipline builds cooperation rather than forcing compliance.
• Discipline's true purpose is teaching, not punishment or making children feel bad
• Force creates only temporary compliance, not lasting behavioral change
• Children&apo...
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