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Join Ken and Michelle as they travel to British Columbia....well technically they were on Zoom, but it still counts. Sean Larsen, PhD shares the science of sleep and what we need to do to get better sleep for ourselves and for our children.

Sean's Recommendations:

Book: Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker, PhD

Book: The Sleep Solution: Why your sleep is broken and how to fix it.
W. Chris Winter, MD

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Join Ken and Michelle as they explore the importance of play at every age and stage with Kim Hemmert from the Idaho Children's Trust Fund.

Additional Resources:

* Libraries are a great resource for play. Many libraries build play into their programming, and have check out kits with games, puzzles, and science to take home and play.
https://libraryfinder.org/

* Parents as Teacher is a great resource for parents to learn ages and stages of development and how to play with their kids.
Find one in your area: https://parentsasteachers.org/

* Head Start and Early Head Start is another great resource for child development, preschool, socialization, brain development, attachment, and play. https://www.idahohsa.org/

* Idaho AEYC is another great resource for parenting and specifically IdahoStars for high quality childcare programs.
https://www.idahoaeyc.org/

* Center on the developing child from Harvard University: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/

* Center for the study of social policy:
https://cssp.org/our-work/project/early-learning-nation/

* YOUTHrive:
https://www.sidebysideyouth.org/programs/youthrive/

* ICTF website for parenting tips and resources.:
https://idahochildrenstrustfund.org/

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Join Ken and Michelle as they travel (virtually) to Idaho Falls to visit Director of Development Katie Francis at the Idaho Resilience Project. Katie shares a little about the programs and resources the Idaho Resilience Project supports. Katie also introduces a different way to discuss body regulation with your children. No Tigger or Pooh in this episode but you will find a Tiger, Meerkat and a Wise Owl.

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Kids version of the flipping your lid idea- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bKuoH8CkFc

Teen Video links- https://www.youtube.com/@fightchildabuse1913/featured

Meerkat, Tiger and the OWL- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3pYZi06DHQ

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