4 Pillars to Improve Kids’ Mental Health & Focus | Dr. Rebecca Jackson (Bonus Episode)
Minimalist Moms Podcast | Simple Living for Overwhelmed Moms
Diane Boden
4.8 • 952 Ratings
🗓️ 15 October 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the show, Dr. Rebecca Jackson breaks down the latest MAHA report on youth health and explains why parents need a preventative mindset to support their children’s well-being. She shares her four-pillar framework - movement, sensory integration, nutrition, and lifestyle - and how each element supports brain and emotional health. Dr. Jackson discusses how exercise aids focus and mood, how sensory maturity impacts learning, and how habits like sleep and screen time shape behavior. She also highlights how non-pharmaceutical strategies can complement or even reduce the need for medication in managing issues like ADHD and anxiety.
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- Previous Episode: Nurturing Attention Span in the Digital Age | Rebecca Jackson (EP317)
- Brain Balance
- Book: Back on Track: A Practical Guide to Help Kids of All Ages Thrive
About Dr. Rebecca Jackson|
Dr. Rebecca Jackson is the Chief Programs Officer at Brain Balance and author of Back on Track: A Practical Guide to Help Kids of All Ages Thrive (Mayo Clinic Press). She is a global thought leader in child development and neuroplasticity and serves on an international brain health consortium.
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| 0:00.0 | For those of you who are new around here, I release bonus episodes that serve a niche part of my audience. |
| 0:06.0 | So if this content is something that doesn't fit what you're looking for, check out the other |
| 0:09.7 | episode that dropped this week or join me back here next Tuesday for a conversation that you don't want to miss. |
| 0:16.1 | As a whole, our kids aren't getting healthier and more well. So overall, I just say that we're |
| 0:21.8 | trending in the wrong direction. And I certainly don't think that the report uncovered |
| 0:25.9 | everything, but I love that we're having a conversation around it to say, what can we do |
| 0:30.7 | different so that we have more of a preventative mindset so that we can stay ahead of some of |
| 0:37.1 | the problems. I always want to focus on what are the things that you can control in your life on a daily basis. And so ensuring that when it comes to yourself and your child, those daily habits that you mentioned do have such a huge impact. I love understanding the why behind something because it gives us more information |
| 0:54.7 | to be more intentional about our actions and decisions. And so just proud of the research coming out |
| 1:01.9 | today, giving us a better understanding of the brain, showing us that change is possible, |
| 1:06.8 | and it can be done in low-tech, low-risk strategies and environments that can have a truly |
| 1:13.4 | impactful outcome. This is Diane Bowden and you're listening to the minimalist moms podcast. |
| 1:19.9 | The recent Maha report, Maha being modern approaches to health assessment, has sparked important |
| 1:25.4 | and urgent conversations around the rise of developmental, |
| 1:29.2 | behavioral, and emotional challenges facing today's children. Here to go deeper into that report |
| 1:33.6 | with us and joining me for the second time is Dr. Rebecca Jackson, a nationally recognized expert |
| 1:38.7 | with 15 plus years of experience, equipping caregivers and professionals with practical research |
| 1:44.1 | back strategies that address the root causes, not just the symptoms of today's of experience, equipping caregivers and professionals with practical research-back strategies |
| 1:44.9 | that address the root causes, not just the symptoms, of today's youth health crisis. |
| 1:50.1 | Today we'll be talking about her four-pillar framework and how each element supports brain |
| 1:54.8 | and emotional health. She'll also cover how physical activities can enhance brain functions |
| 1:59.5 | and emotional regulation, the role of |
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