In this episode, we’re chatting to Aotearoa’s renowned neuroscience educator, Nathan Wallis all about how to engage the brain, the problem with early literacy and numeracy, the importance of the first 1000 years and homeschool vs schooling. ? Nathan SharesThe role of dispositionAbout the structure of the brain and the four brainsHow numeracy and literacy in the early years alters limbic (emotional) brain developmentWhere the gap is between what educators and researchers know about learning and the academic pushdown in the early yearsThe importance of helping the mainstream school system trust the child, not the dataWhat the research says about the discrepancy of the ages of children learning to read Why parents shouldn't fear their children will be left behind if we don’t focus heavily on academics.How the mental health crisis has resulted from misunderstanding a child's developmentThe difference in the outcomes of schooling vs homeschooling?  Opt In for FREE Downloadables?  Links and ResourcesCheck out Nathan's Website HEREFind him on You TubeSeen on TV:Documentary “All in the Mind”Co-host of the TV Series “The Secret life of Girls”Book Recommendations:The Boy who was Raised as a Dog - Bruce D PerryWhole Brained Child - Daniel SegalThe Anxious Child - Daniel SegalBrainstorm: The power and purpose of the teenage brain - Daniel SegalAuthor Gabor Mate?  Guest Details Nathan Wallis is the host of the documentary “All in the Mind”, and co-host of the TV Series “The Secret life of Girls”. Nathan is Aotearoa’s renowned neuroscience educator and has been captivating audiences over 250 times per year to sell out events in New Zealand, Australia, & China.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In? Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.Apple Podcasts  SpotifyGoogle Podcasts