Each month Your Child’s Brain will bring together experts in child brain health, including researchers, educators, physicians and therapists as well as families to discuss contemporary topics about child and youth brain health and development. Your Child's Brain is produced by Kennedy Krieger Institute with assistance from WYPR.
Latest episodes
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36 min
How Do You Talk to Children About Mental Health and Crisis Prevention?
Dr. Theresa Nguyen, pediatrician and host of the "Practical Parenting" podcast, joins Dr. Brad Schlaggar this month to talk about the state of youth mental health. Recent research…
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36 min
New Strategies for Pediatric Brain Cancer
September is Childhood Cancer Month. On this episode of Your Child's Brain, Dr. Brad Schlaggar is joined by Drs. Stacy Suskauer and Rachel Peterson to discuss advances in the treat…
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43 min
A New Clinic, Cool Research & Our Nervous System
What is neurofibromatosis? On this month’s episode of Your Child’s Brain, Dr. Brad Schlaggar talks with neurologists Dr. Stephanie Morris and Dr. Jaishri Blakeley about this rare d…
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37 min
Happy 5th Anniversary!
On this month’s episode of Your Child’s Brain, we mark the fifth anniversary of the podcast. Dr. Ali Fatemi, Kennedy Krieger’s chief medical officer, joins host Dr. Brad Schlaggar…
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45 min
Anxiety, Tics, OCD—And Some New Answers
It is now estimated that more than 20 percent of American children and teens have at least one mental, behavioral, or emotional health condition. Among the most common of these men…
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35 min
The Growing Field of Child Neurology
Just like adult neurologists, pediatric neurologists take care of conditions and diseases involving the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles. They…
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28 min
Kids and Medical Complexity
About 1% of all children in the U.S. have multiple significant and chronic health problems, or what’s known as “medical complexity.” Kennedy Krieger happens to be a leading treatme…
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28 min
What is SYNGAP1? Learn About This Rare Disease and How Our Brains Work
Listen in as our host, Dr. Brad Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger, talks with neurologist Dr. Connie Smith-Hicks, an expert on SYNGAP1-related disorder. They discuss…
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35 min
Kabuki Syndrome: Why Studying Rare Diseases Is So Important to All of Us
February is Rare Disease Month, a time to shine a bright light on the work that goes into identifying, treating, and, ultimately, finding the cures for rare diseases. Join Dr. Brad…
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34 min
Strokes Aren't Just for Adults: What You Need to Know About Pediatric Stroke
A stroke happens when blood flow to part of the brain is disrupted—either because a blood vessel gets blocked or because it breaks and causes bleeding. Many people think strokes on…
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30 min
Raising a Child with a Disability—A New Resource for Families
Raising a child with a disability is a journey marked by love, resilience, and hope, but it also brings complex challenges that can feel overwhelming. Parents are navigating unfami…
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40 min
Exploring Neuroplasticity: How Early Childhood Shapes Brain Development and Learning
Early childhood is an important stage of life for brain development. As a child learns new information, engages in social interaction, and goes through their daily routine, their b…
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35 min
Building Brains Through Connection: How Social Interaction Shapes Emotional Intelligence in Children
For children, social interaction isn’t just play—it’s brain-building. When children connect, share, and empathize, they are also strengthening the neural pathways that shape emotio…
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34 min
Helping Parents Build Skills for Effective Parenting
Parenting is one of the most important jobs—but most parents don’t get formal training. Many rely on what they learned growing up and figure things out along the way. While that wo…
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29 min
Back to School – Improving the Education of Children with Neurodevelopmental Challenges
As students get ready to go back to school soon, Kennedy Krieger President and CEO Dr. Brad Schlaggar and his guest, Dr. Nancy Grasmick, former superintendent of schools for the st…
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38 min
Benefits of Inclusion Through Participation in Sports
In this month’s episode of Your Child’s Brain Dr. Brad Schlaggar, President and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute, is joined by Jim Schmutz and Abby DiGilio from Special Olympics Ma…
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38 min
How Does Exercise Impact a Child’s Developing Brain?
What do we know about the health benefits of exercise and other physical activity for children? We know it builds strong muscles and bones, helps keep children at a healthy weight,…
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28 min
Silent Struggles: The Impact of Untreated Mental Health Disorders on Children
We are in the midst of an unprecedented mental health crisis in this country that has especially impacted children. According to experts, an estimated one in five youth has an undi…
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30 min
Autism: A look back and a look ahead
April is known internationally as Autism Acceptance Month, providing an opportunity to think about and deepen our understanding of the complexities of this neurodevelopmental diagn…
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33 min
Long COVID in Children: What Have We Learned in Five Years?
This month marks five years since much of the United States was under a state of emergency due to the infectious disease COVID-19 and the virus that causes it, SARS-CoV-2. Thankful…