78. NATHAN WALLIS - Creating Mentally Fit Kids

Listen to this episode from Inside Out with Jimi Hunt - The Mental Fitness Podcast on Spotify. Jimi is joined by renowned neuroscience educator Nathan Wallis and together they talk about mental fitness realting to children and adolescents. Touching on a range of topics from technology and screentime, addictive personalities, behaviour modelling and why children need to learn to self-regulate, this chat helps offer parents and caregivers of young people some practical tips to help support them through the trials of life that teenagers undoubtedly will face. Acknowledging that parents in today’s modern world have to walk a fine balance between providing financial stability by working and emotional and psychological stabiity by spending time with their children Nathan emphasises the importance of thh first 1,000 days of a child’s life. But, if those days are long gone, he also offers some practical advice on what you can do to mitigate the issues that arise and help your child navigate their way up the mental fitness continuum. - Thank you so much for supporting Inside Out. Ways you can do that: - Make sure you’re subscribed / following - If you’re enjoying listening feel free to leave us a lovely review! - Follow us on Instagram: @thejimihunt - Share the episode with a friend who might find value in it. Have questions? Comments? Want to book Jimi to come and speak? Visit jimihunt.com Instagram: @thejimihunt Thanks for listening! We love that you’re here.