If your child explodes over the colour of a cup or slips into anxious silence, you’re not alone, and it isn’t bad parenting. When no one explains what’s happening in a growing brain, everyday chaos feels personal and exhausting.

I’ve spent 25 years in brain science, leading national studies, advising governments, training professionals across health and education, and counselling families one-on-one. The biggest breakthroughs always come when parents see the brain behind the behaviour and learn responses that actually work.

Brainy Parenting translates the newest and best neuroscience into plain language and practical moves you can use today, so you raise calmer, more resilient kids, and feel confident doing it.