A North Dakota State University Extension Parent and Family Education webinar titled “Rethinking challenging behaviors with the brain in mind” will be offered Thursday, April 2, at noon.

The webinar features Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, an author and expert in children development and interpersonal neurobiology.

Bryson brings her No-Drama Discipline perspective to everyday parenting challenges. She reframes discipline to mean teaching skills and helps parents understand what their children’s behavior is really communicating. By “chasing the why” behind behavior and using day-to-day moments to effectively help children become self-disciplined, parents will discover how combining nurture and structure supports regulation, builds skills and strengthens relationships. When adults respond with curiosity and connection, combined with limits and rules rather than fear or force, behavior changes, conflicts become opportunities for building the brain and connection deepens.

Complete with a little brain science, candid stories, practical tools and a great deal of compassion and humor, this talk helps parents work with their child’s developing brain while setting clear, consistent limits.

Continuing education credits are available for North Dakota counselors, occupational therapists and social workers.

For registration information, contact Holly Arnold at the Parent & Family Resource Center in Minot at 857.6450 or holly.arnold@ndsu.edu.