00:00Pop psychology tends to dub dopamine as the molecule of happiness.
00:05Neuroscientist Anne Knowles-Samaha from the University of Montreal says,
00:09Dopamine makes you want things, but in fact, there's a lot of data to refute the idea that dopamine is
00:15mediating pleasure.
00:16There's no denying dopamine holds a child's attention, and when attempting to intervene yet another episode of a cartoon,
00:23your child may see not finishing this critical task as infuriating.
00:28You are not alone. It's not you versus your child, but rather it's you versus a hijacked neural pathway,
00:36says specialist Emily Cherkin.
00:38Dr. Anna Lempka, author of the book Dopamine Nation, reiterates,
00:42this happens at the earliest ages, so screens and sweets are, in and of themselves, alluring and potentially intoxicating.
00:51These surges are potent but fast. Wait five minutes and the urge will usually dissipate.
00:56NPR also suggests figuring out the Goldilocks amount, the right amount of sugar or activity, or try a habit makeover.
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