India's Top Neuroscientist: Why Boredom, Failure & Free Play Build Stronger Children | Vidita Vaidya | Mukul Deora | E37

Podcast: The Secret Sauce · Mukul Deora

Opublikowano: 2026-08-13

Why do children need boredom? And could constantly scheduling, entertaining and protecting them actually be getting in the way of healthy child development? In this episode of The Secret Sauce, neuroscientist Prof. Vidita Vaidya explains what the neuroscience of parenting tells us about raising resilient children, from boredom and unstructured free play to failure, stress, screens, sleep, emotional regulation and secure attachment. Vidita explains why a developing brain needs opportunities to explore without instructions, why free play teaches children negotiation, compromise and problem-solving, and why parents should not try to engineer a child into a...