Podcast #7

You can become a child safety expert if you teach your child, that when the Belly Brain talks to them they need to know to respond to it immediately.

Tike Tip Professor Belly Brain says… “Your Belly Brain is ALWAYS right!”

Being a child safety expert is easy. Show your child their Belly Brain is always RIGHT. Whenever it talks to your child they need to exit whatever situation they are in immediately and go find a trusted adult.

Why the Belly Brain goes off and its full analysis is beyond your child. It is beyond the understanding of most adults, too. For a young child it does not matter that they understand or can analyze the situation that they are in. That is for the trusted adult to begin to filter through and handle.

What matters is that your child learns to exit an uncomfortable situation as soon as their Belly Brain goes off and come to you to tell you what just happened. Stay calm and listen. It is crucial to learning safety that you stay calm no matter what is relayed to you by your child. Its not often our gut instincts are wrong and a critical piece in learning to follow it is having someone you trust and rely on able to listen. For your child, that should be you, the parent.

Podcast #6

Great child protection means once your child knows they have a Belly Brain its time to teach them to listen to it!

Tike Tip Professor Belly Brain says… “Your Belly Brain is a good friend!”

Once your child can understand that they have two brains, including the Belly Brain, its time to teach them to listen to it. Their natural child protection instincts can kick in and help them help themselves.

There are two things to do in getting your child to listen to their Belly Brain. One, they need to know it talks to them and two, they need to know when it does talk to them it’s important. They also need to really understand that it is “OK” that it talks to them, too.

They also need to learn that the Belly Brain is always RIGHT. Teach them that whenever it does talk to them, to be comfortable with it and listen and go find you or another trusted adult.

Podcast #5

A great safety tips is just HOW do your begin to teach your child to listen to their Belly Brain?

Tike Tip Professor Belly Brain says… “Every day say, ‘I Will Always Say I Can!’”

A great safety tips we have for you is getting your child to understand they have two brains and teaching them HOW to listen to their Belly Brain are very different things.

In this podcast we show you how to begin to teach your child how to listen to the special way their Belly Brain talks to them. You do it by relating stories your child remembers. By helping them remember times that their mind created things bigger than what they really turned out to be demonstrates how the Head Brain can trick them.

Then, by relating stories about how their tummy feels in certain situations, how it “feels funny” or “very excited” you can actually help them begin to distinguish its special way of “talking” to them. It’s one of the best safety tips we have for you!

Podcast #4

Safety for children can mean just how early you can start to teach your child about safety and their Belly Brain.

Tike Tip Professor Belly Brain says… “Every day say, ‘I Will Always Do My Best!’”

Just how early an age can you start to teach your child about safety and their Belly Brain? There is no one right answer except, it really depends upon your child.

When your child can focus for a few minutes on what you say to them, that is the right age to begin to teach them about their Belly Brain. It can be as young as four years old and can be five or six for other children.

When you can keep their focus and attention for as little as a minute you can begin to introduce the Belly Brain. Keep it light and fun. Always introduce safety and ideas in a fun and entertaining way. Introduce the term “Belly Brain” just as if you would talk to them about brushing their teeth or changing into pajama’s before going to bed. It’s a matter of just familiarizing them with the term and keeping it as a part of normal, everyday life. Safety for children is what it is all about.