211. It's Not Defiance, It's Harold: Brain Science, Behavior, and Intellectual Safety with Dr. Lisa Riegel
Sep 29, 2026
Your child isn't choosing to melt down. By the time behavior shows up, the brain has already decided, and the thinking brain is out of the room. Dr. Lisa Riegel explains why schools most often miss this, and what to do instead.
🧠Tune in to learn: 👇
- Why context comes before any behavior plan
- Harold and Bob: a simple brain story any child can learn
- Why sending a child to the principal keeps the behavior going
- What intellectual safety means, and why endless "pre-academic" classrooms fail it
About Lisa: Dr. Lisa Riegel is an educator, researcher, and author of NeuroWell and Aspirations to Operations. She has spent two decades helping schools apply brain science.
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