Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

And while people are working on that, we also need a cognitive shift within ourselves to think about parenting. And the Surgeon General says it beautifully, parenting is sacred work. And another phrase which I loved in his report was that, simply put, caregivers need care too. And so my solutions are more on the individual basis while the cultural shift is happening.

There's more conversation about childcare and parental leave than ever. But what can we do while these policies are being worked out? We can think about what we can do in our own lives. And we lead with parenting ourselves. We are so good as parents on setting boundaries and limits for our children when it comes to bedtime or screen time or what they eat or how much they socialize.

There's more conversation about childcare and parental leave than ever. But what can we do while these policies are being worked out? We can think about what we can do in our own lives. And we lead with parenting ourselves. We are so good as parents on setting boundaries and limits for our children when it comes to bedtime or screen time or what they eat or how much they socialize.

There's more conversation about childcare and parental leave than ever. But what can we do while these policies are being worked out? We can think about what we can do in our own lives. And we lead with parenting ourselves. We are so good as parents on setting boundaries and limits for our children when it comes to bedtime or screen time or what they eat or how much they socialize.

We are fantastic with creating all sorts of guidelines for our children. And yet we don't do that for ourselves. We tell our kids to go to bed at eight o'clock or seven o'clock because they need a good night's rest. Their brain and their body needs to develop. Yes, an adult's brain is not developing in the same way as a child's. But due to this concept of neuroplasticity,

We are fantastic with creating all sorts of guidelines for our children. And yet we don't do that for ourselves. We tell our kids to go to bed at eight o'clock or seven o'clock because they need a good night's rest. Their brain and their body needs to develop. Yes, an adult's brain is not developing in the same way as a child's. But due to this concept of neuroplasticity,

We are fantastic with creating all sorts of guidelines for our children. And yet we don't do that for ourselves. We tell our kids to go to bed at eight o'clock or seven o'clock because they need a good night's rest. Their brain and their body needs to develop. Yes, an adult's brain is not developing in the same way as a child's. But due to this concept of neuroplasticity,

It's this idea that your brain, it's not a grab bag. It's not like, oh, the brain I have at birth is a brain I've had for life. It is constantly evolving and changing based on external stimuli. So when you do prioritize your sleep or connection or do movement, or when you do all of these things, which might bring an eye roll from parents, you are actively changing your brain.

It's this idea that your brain, it's not a grab bag. It's not like, oh, the brain I have at birth is a brain I've had for life. It is constantly evolving and changing based on external stimuli. So when you do prioritize your sleep or connection or do movement, or when you do all of these things, which might bring an eye roll from parents, you are actively changing your brain.

It's this idea that your brain, it's not a grab bag. It's not like, oh, the brain I have at birth is a brain I've had for life. It is constantly evolving and changing based on external stimuli. So when you do prioritize your sleep or connection or do movement, or when you do all of these things, which might bring an eye roll from parents, you are actively changing your brain.

And so the science of action is important, yes, for that sense of agency, like we talked about, for parents as well, but also because it actively changes your brain so that you can manage the stressors better. The fascinating thing about parental stress in this particular study was that there are many types of stress and they change based on the lifespan of the child. Wait, lifespan or age?

And so the science of action is important, yes, for that sense of agency, like we talked about, for parents as well, but also because it actively changes your brain so that you can manage the stressors better. The fascinating thing about parental stress in this particular study was that there are many types of stress and they change based on the lifespan of the child. Wait, lifespan or age?

And so the science of action is important, yes, for that sense of agency, like we talked about, for parents as well, but also because it actively changes your brain so that you can manage the stressors better. The fascinating thing about parental stress in this particular study was that there are many types of stress and they change based on the lifespan of the child. Wait, lifespan or age?

The age of the child.

The age of the child.

The age of the child.

The lifespan, meaning depending on the age of the child, you have different stressors, of course, right? You've gone through the parenting journey from birth to now all of your children are in their 20s. I don't know. I know your daughters are in your 20s.

The lifespan, meaning depending on the age of the child, you have different stressors, of course, right? You've gone through the parenting journey from birth to now all of your children are in their 20s. I don't know. I know your daughters are in your 20s.

The lifespan, meaning depending on the age of the child, you have different stressors, of course, right? You've gone through the parenting journey from birth to now all of your children are in their 20s. I don't know. I know your daughters are in your 20s.

No, I love that framing, but no.