What I Wish My Brain Looked Like at Age 7

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What I Wish My Brain Looked Like at Age 7

August 18, 2021 by Mark Brady

Here’s a 7 minute TED talk by a 7-year-old explaining what contributed to her robust neural networks:

Molly Wright

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on August 18, 2021 at 5:57 pm | Reply Ed Graham

Really enjoyed the talk, Mark. And so much better being delivered by a 7-year-old, speaking from recent experience.
on August 18, 2021 at 7:41 pm | Reply JoannaTheAmazon

Truly, Mark. My takeaway: I need to connect and play more now!
- on August 19, 2021 at 6:29 am | Reply Mark Brady
  
  A pointed mantra for all of us, Joanna!
  
  XOXOX Mark
  
  On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 7:42 PM The Flowering Brain wrote:
  
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on August 19, 2021 at 4:58 pm | Reply Jeanne Denney

Your whole teaching (or a lot of it) in just 7 minutes. Nice!

oxox
Jeanne
on August 20, 2021 at 9:03 am | Reply jrose3399

That brought tears to my eyes…tears of joy for the truth of it all! Such an important message for all of life, especially the first 5 years! Thanks so much for sharing that with us all.
- on August 20, 2021 at 9:18 am | Reply Mark Brady
  
  Thanks, Judy. Makes you think there may be hope for humanity, assuming the species has an inhabitable planet to live on in the future. XOXOX Mark
  
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on August 23, 2021 at 7:09 am | Reply Teresa Solomita

Thanks, Mark. Nice to hear from you – I too have gone silent this year and a half.

Go Molly! Parents might hear it from you. I see parents walking down the streets coffee in one hand, phone in another – don’t ask how they’re pushing their stroller! From Molly’s mouth to their ears.
- on August 23, 2021 at 10:52 am | Reply Mark Brady
  
  Thanks, Teresa, for the welcome. Have any couples in therapy come in and refused to put away their cell phones? 🙂 Face to face communication may become something all the world’s citizens have a difficult time negotiating in the not- too-distant future. Best, Mark
  
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on August 23, 2021 at 10:39 am | Reply DBY

Good to see u back Mark.

I feel these kind of findings should be part of Lamaze class or better yet high school education.
A reminder of what a difference parental attention can make to a developing brain!
- on August 23, 2021 at 10:49 am | Reply Mark Brady
  
  Indeed, Dolat. Not to mention brains all across the lifespan! Best, Mark
  
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on August 23, 2021 at 3:35 pm | Reply Penny Bussell

Nice to hear your wisdom again Mark after this hiatus. I still quote your Big Brain Question in every doula training and get students to write it down as a key sentence!
- on August 23, 2021 at 3:45 pm | Reply Mark Brady
  
  Nice, Penny. Good to know I’m having widespread positive influence. One other thing I would advise them about is The Golden Rule of Social Neuroscience: https://committedparent.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/the-golden-rule-of-social-neuroscience/