Playful Brains
Kunlun, PhD | Playful BrainsCurated research, surprising facts, and engaging activities for curious minds—young and old. Helping busy parents raise curious kids with science, play, and wonder.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 75 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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How to Handle Performance Pressure Through the Regulation Lens
A practical framework for reading homework resistance, telling anxiety from avoidance, and knowing when to push, pause, or support your child
There is a particular kind of evening that can make even a thoughtful parent feel irrational. You...
Homework Battles Aren’t Really About Homework
There is a familiar moment in many homes when the atmosphere changes before anything has actually gone wrong. The backpack opens. A worksheet appears on the table. The child slumps, asks for water, wanders away, or suddenly remembers someth...
The Fear-or-Learning Filter
A practical way to tell whether your discipline is building responsibility or just compliance
There is a particular kind of parenting moment that can make yelling feel almost rational. Your child has ignored you six times. The morning is c...
Why Yelling Feels Effective But Doesn't Teach Your Child
Most parents do not yell because they believe yelling is beautiful parenting.
They yell because the morning is collapsing, the shoes are still not on, the backpack has disappeared, one child is crying, another child is refusing, and the cl...
How to Spot Emotional Overload in Kids Early
Identify the early signs of emotional overload in children, how to tell flooding from ordinary resistance, and what to do before a meltdown escalates
A child who is emotionally overloaded rarely announces it clearly. They do not pause in t...
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Dad to a young child. Scientist by training. I write for parents navigating a fast-changing world, trying to raise kids with clarity instead of anxiety. Playful Brains helps parents think calmly, intentionally, and long-term.
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