America’s Brain Gal, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Dr.Sarah Levin Allen helps busy parents overcome their fear and anxiety of failing their kids by refocusing their view of parenting with applied brain science.
Dr. Sarah is a mom, parent coach, doctoral professor, and school program consultant. She has spent over 15 years studying neuroscience, and is the international best selling author of the book Raising Brains. After experiencing the loss of three children that only lived an hour, her mother’s battles with cancer, the loss of her 29 year old sister to breast cancer, and a divorce, Dr. Allen has both the personal and professional experience to recognize the importance of using the time you have with your children to create meaningful connections that focus on the development of social, emotional, and cognitive brain skills. She helps busy parents and teachers efficiently and effectively learn to look at their kids as little brains so they raise happy, connected, successful humans!
Dr. Sarah’s work has been featured in PopSugar, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philly.com, Lifehacker etc. She has been featured on 6ABC, ABC15, NBC10, Good Day Rochester, Good Day Philadelphia, 957BENFM Her Story, WHYY, The Pulse, NPR, and more!
See a sample of her LIVE on Good Day Rochester!
As working moms, we often find ourselves in a sea of mom guilt. The problem is mom guilt is not a plan. It's time to look at all of the positive effects your ambition has on your children.
On one end of the parenting-style spectrum are the “helicopter parents” who hover in an ever-vigilant attempt to protect their children from basically everything. On the opposite end, we have the “free range parents” who let their kids roam—just like we all did in the good ol’ days, back when we only came home for the occasional sandwich or when the street lights came on at dusk. But there is a middle ground to be found between these two extremes, and as one pediatric neuropsychologist describes it, it’s the parents who mindfully meddle.
Pediatric neuropsychologist Dr. Sarah Levin Allen has worked for years studying the brain and working with parents and teachers to raise happy brains. Her work has earned her the nickname "The Brain Gal. "Dr. Levin Allen stresses the importance of using teachable moments to grow your child's brain - and says COVID has provided the ultimate teachable moment. Dan Schrack "picked her brain" about that on Good Day Rochester. You can learn more about Dr. Levin Allen's work here.