# Avaneuro

> Research-backed child development education platform helping parents optimize their children's cognitive, physical, and emotional development from pre-conception through adolescence.

## About Avaneuro

Avaneuro is an educational platform offering 41 comprehensive modules on child development, backed by peer-reviewed research. We help parents understand and implement evidence-based strategies for:

- Brain development and cognitive optimization
- Nutrition and physical health
- Emotional regulation and mental wellness
- Environmental factors affecting development
- Sleep, exercise, and lifestyle optimization

## Target Audience

- Parents and expecting parents
- Caregivers and guardians
- Pediatric health professionals
- Child development researchers
- Educators

## Content Structure

Our curriculum is organized into modules, each containing multiple lessons with:
- Research summaries with citations
- Actionable checklists for parents
- Age-specific recommendations
- Key takeaways and practical applications

## Modules

### 1. Intake + Baseline Assessment
Complete this short assessment so we can customize your learning path based on your family's unique needs, health history, and environment.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/intake-baseline-assessment
  - Why Personalization Matters: https://avaneuro.com/modules/intake-baseline-assessment/why-personalization-matters
  - Family Profile: https://avaneuro.com/modules/intake-baseline-assessment/family-profile
  - Health Baseline: https://avaneuro.com/modules/intake-baseline-assessment/health-baseline
  - Environment & Lifestyle Audit: https://avaneuro.com/modules/intake-baseline-assessment/environment-lifestyle-audit
  - Your Learning Path: https://avaneuro.com/modules/intake-baseline-assessment/your-learning-path

### 2. Fertility Optimization
Before you can optimize your child's development, you need to conceive. This foundational module covers the science of fertility for both partners—hormonal optimization, cycle tracking, sperm quality, and lifestyle factors that affect conception. Learn when to seek help and how to maximize your chances during the critical 90-day window before conception.
- Lessons: 7
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/fertility-optimization
  - Fertility Fundamentals: https://avaneuro.com/modules/fertility-optimization/fertility-fundamentals
  - Female Hormonal Optimization: https://avaneuro.com/modules/fertility-optimization/female-hormonal-optimization
  - Male Fertility Deep Dive: https://avaneuro.com/modules/fertility-optimization/male-fertility-deep-dive
  - Cycle Tracking & Optimal Timing: https://avaneuro.com/modules/fertility-optimization/cycle-tracking-timing
  - Common Fertility Challenges: https://avaneuro.com/modules/fertility-optimization/common-fertility-challenges
  - Lifestyle Interventions for Fertility: https://avaneuro.com/modules/fertility-optimization/lifestyle-interventions
  - Your Fertility Optimization Plan: https://avaneuro.com/modules/fertility-optimization/fertility-optimization-plan

### 3. Preconception & Prenatal Optimization
The most impactful window for your child's development begins before conception. This foundational module covers the evidence-based strategies for optimizing parental health, understanding epigenetics, and creating the ideal conditions for a healthy pregnancy. Learn how the first 1000 days begin at conception and how parental factors shape lifelong brain development, cognitive potential, and disease risk.
- Lessons: 8
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/preconception-prenatal-optimization
  - The Preconception Window: https://avaneuro.com/modules/preconception-prenatal-optimization/the-preconception-window
  - Maternal Nutrition for Brain Building: https://avaneuro.com/modules/preconception-prenatal-optimization/maternal-nutrition-brain-building
  - The Father's Role: https://avaneuro.com/modules/preconception-prenatal-optimization/the-fathers-role
  - Environmental Exposures: https://avaneuro.com/modules/preconception-prenatal-optimization/environmental-exposures
  - Stress, Sleep & Lifestyle: https://avaneuro.com/modules/preconception-prenatal-optimization/stress-sleep-lifestyle
  - Prenatal Enrichment: https://avaneuro.com/modules/preconception-prenatal-optimization/prenatal-enrichment
  - The Epigenetic Opportunity: https://avaneuro.com/modules/preconception-prenatal-optimization/the-epigenetic-opportunity
  - Optimizing Gene Expression Through Lifestyle: https://avaneuro.com/modules/preconception-prenatal-optimization/optimizing-gene-expression-lifestyle

### 4. The Growing Brain
The first years of life represent the most explosive period of brain development humans ever experience. This module explores how your child's brain is constructed through experience, the science of neuroplasticity, optimal nutrition for brain growth, and how to create an environment that maximizes neural development. Understanding these principles empowers you to support your child's cognitive potential during the most critical developmental windows.
- Lessons: 4
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/growing-brain
  - The Under-Construction Brain: https://avaneuro.com/modules/growing-brain/under-construction-brain
  - Brain Development & Neuroplasticity: https://avaneuro.com/modules/growing-brain/brain-development-neuroplasticity
  - Nutrition for Brain Development: https://avaneuro.com/modules/growing-brain/nutrition-brain-development
  - Creating an Optimal Brain Environment: https://avaneuro.com/modules/growing-brain/optimal-brain-environment

### 5. The Brain and Immune System
The immune system does far more than fight infections—it actively shapes brain development. Microglia, the brain's resident immune cells, sculpt neural circuits during critical periods. This module explores how your child's immune system develops, how to support it through nutrition and lifestyle, and crucially, what to avoid during this vulnerable window to protect long-term brain health.
- Lessons: 6
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/brain-immune-system
  - How Your Child's Immune System Develops: https://avaneuro.com/modules/brain-immune-system/how-immune-system-develops
  - Lifestyle Factors That Affect Immunity: https://avaneuro.com/modules/brain-immune-system/lifestyle-factors-immunity
  - Nutrition for Immune Function: https://avaneuro.com/modules/brain-immune-system/nutrition-immune-function
  - Supplements and Immune Products: https://avaneuro.com/modules/brain-immune-system/supplements-immune-products
  - Managing Illness and Recovery: https://avaneuro.com/modules/brain-immune-system/managing-illness-recovery
  - Things to Avoid While the Immune System Is Still Developing: https://avaneuro.com/modules/brain-immune-system/things-to-avoid-immune-development

### 6. Protecting the Growing Brain: Air Quality & Mold
Indoor air is often 2-5 times more polluted than outdoor air, and children breathe faster, closer to the ground, with developing lungs and brains. This module covers the science of how PM2.5, VOCs, combustion byproducts, and mold mycotoxins affect brain development, and provides practical strategies for source control, ventilation, and air cleaning to protect your child's cognitive potential.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/air-quality-mold
  - The Indoor Air Reality: https://avaneuro.com/modules/air-quality-mold/the-indoor-air-reality
  - Source Control: Eliminating Indoor Pollutants: https://avaneuro.com/modules/air-quality-mold/source-control-eliminating-indoor-pollutants
  - Ventilation & Air Cleaning: https://avaneuro.com/modules/air-quality-mold/ventilation-and-air-cleaning
  - Mold: Detection & Remediation: https://avaneuro.com/modules/air-quality-mold/mold-detection-and-remediation
  - Monitoring & Maintaining Air Quality: https://avaneuro.com/modules/air-quality-mold/monitoring-and-maintaining-air-quality

### 7. Protecting the Growing Brain - Part 2: Food Quality
The food you feed your child contains far more than macronutrients and vitamins. Hidden variables—pesticide residues, heavy metals, food additives, processing methods, and protein quality—can either support or undermine optimal brain development. This module provides the evidence-based framework for understanding what actually matters in food quality and how to make practical sourcing decisions that protect your child's developing brain.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/food-quality
  - Beyond Calories: Hidden Food Variables: https://avaneuro.com/modules/food-quality/beyond-calories-hidden-food-variables
  - Protein Sources: Why Quality Matters: https://avaneuro.com/modules/food-quality/protein-sources-why-quality-matters
  - Food Additives and Processing: https://avaneuro.com/modules/food-quality/food-additives-and-processing
  - Heavy Metals in Baby Food: https://avaneuro.com/modules/food-quality/heavy-metals-in-baby-food
  - Your Food Sourcing Strategy: https://avaneuro.com/modules/food-quality/your-food-sourcing-strategy

### 8. Protecting the Growing Brain - Part 3: Environmental Harms
Modern environments contain thousands of synthetic chemicals, many of which can interfere with brain development during critical windows. This module examines the evidence on endocrine disruptors, heavy metals, plastics, flame retardants, and household chemicals. Learn which exposures matter most, how to identify them in your home, and practical strategies for reducing your child's chemical body burden without becoming overwhelmed.
- Lessons: 8
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/environmental-harms
  - The Chemical Body Burden: https://avaneuro.com/modules/environmental-harms/the-chemical-body-burden
  - Heavy Metals: https://avaneuro.com/modules/environmental-harms/heavy-metals
  - Plastics, Endocrine Disruptors & Food Contact Materials: https://avaneuro.com/modules/environmental-harms/plastics-endocrine-disruptors
  - Furniture, Flooring & Household Dust: https://avaneuro.com/modules/environmental-harms/furniture-flooring-dust
  - Cleaning Products & Personal Care: https://avaneuro.com/modules/environmental-harms/cleaning-products
  - Nursery & Sleep Environment: https://avaneuro.com/modules/environmental-harms/nursery-sleep-environment
  - Personal Care & Hygiene Products: https://avaneuro.com/modules/environmental-harms/personal-care-hygiene-deep-dive
  - Action Plan & Prioritization: https://avaneuro.com/modules/environmental-harms/action-plan-prioritization

### 9. Protecting the Growing Brain: Water Quality & Filtration
Water is essential for life, but what is in your water matters profoundly for your child's developing brain. This module examines the neurotoxic contaminants commonly found in drinking water, including lead, fluoride, arsenic, nitrates, and PFAS. You will learn how to test your water, understand different filtration technologies, and implement practical solutions to protect your family. The research is clear: water quality directly impacts cognitive development, and most families are unaware of what they are drinking.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/water-quality-filtration
  - What's Really in Your Water: https://avaneuro.com/modules/water-quality-filtration/whats-really-in-your-water
  - Testing Your Water: https://avaneuro.com/modules/water-quality-filtration/testing-your-water
  - Filtration Technologies Explained: https://avaneuro.com/modules/water-quality-filtration/filtration-technologies-explained
  - Choosing & Implementing Your System: https://avaneuro.com/modules/water-quality-filtration/choosing-implementing-your-system
  - Beyond the Tap: Bottles, Ice & Other Sources: https://avaneuro.com/modules/water-quality-filtration/beyond-the-tap

### 10. Medication Decisions
Navigating medication decisions for your child can feel overwhelming. This module provides balanced, evidence-based information about ADHD medications, psychiatric medications, and fever reducers. Learn how to evaluate research, understand risk-benefit analyses, communicate effectively with healthcare providers, and make informed decisions that align with your family's values and your child's needs.
- Lessons: 6
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/medication-decisions
  - The Medication Landscape: https://avaneuro.com/modules/medication-decisions/the-medication-landscape
  - ADHD Medications: https://avaneuro.com/modules/medication-decisions/adhd-medications
  - Anxiety & Depression Medications: https://avaneuro.com/modules/medication-decisions/anxiety-depression-medications
  - Antipyretics (Fever Reducers): https://avaneuro.com/modules/medication-decisions/antipyretics-fever-reducers
  - Making Informed Decisions: https://avaneuro.com/modules/medication-decisions/making-informed-decisions
  - Integrative Approaches: https://avaneuro.com/modules/medication-decisions/integrative-approaches

### 11. NN-EMFs: Non-Native Electromagnetic Fields
Modern children live in an unprecedented electromagnetic environment. This module separates established science from speculation, helping you understand what we know, what we don't know, and what practical steps make sense. Learn about the EMF spectrum, why children may be more vulnerable, what the research actually shows, and evidence-based strategies for reducing unnecessary exposure without sacrificing modern life.
- Lessons: 4
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nn-emfs
  - Understanding the EMF Spectrum: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nn-emfs/understanding-emf-spectrum
  - Why Children May Be More Vulnerable: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nn-emfs/children-unique-vulnerability
  - Sources of EMF Exposure in Daily Life: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nn-emfs/sources-of-emf-exposure
  - Practical RF Reduction Strategies: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nn-emfs/practical-rf-reduction-strategies

### 12. Parent Self-Optimization
Your nervous system state, stress physiology, sleep quality, and mental health are not separate from your parenting—they are foundational inputs that directly program your child's development. This module provides the scientific basis for why parental optimization is a developmental intervention, along with practical protocols for stress regulation, sleep optimization, trigger management, and building sustainable self-care systems.
- Lessons: 6
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-self-optimization
  - Why Your State Matters: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-self-optimization/why-your-state-matters
  - Your History & Triggers: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-self-optimization/your-history-and-triggers
  - Stress & Nervous System Regulation: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-self-optimization/stress-nervous-system-regulation
  - Sleep, Energy & Mental Health: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-self-optimization/sleep-energy-mental-health
  - Attention & Presence: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-self-optimization/attention-and-presence
  - Systems That Sustain: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-self-optimization/systems-that-sustain

### 13. Parent-Child Neural Attunement
Your nervous system is your child's first teacher. This module explores how parent-child interactions literally shape brain architecture through mirror neurons, oxytocin, and polyvagal engagement. Learn the neuroscience of attachment, emotional co-regulation, and evidence-based strategies for deepening connection at every developmental stage. Understand how your state of calm or stress directly programs your child's stress response systems for life.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-child-attunement
  - Mirror Neurons & Emotional Contagion: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-child-attunement/mirror-neurons-emotional-contagion
  - Attachment & Brain Architecture: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-child-attunement/attachment-brain-architecture
  - Oxytocin & Bonding Chemistry: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-child-attunement/oxytocin-bonding-chemistry
  - Polyvagal Theory in Parenting: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-child-attunement/polyvagal-theory-parenting
  - Practical Attunement Strategies: https://avaneuro.com/modules/parent-child-attunement/practical-attunement-strategies

### 14. Circadian Rhythm & Chronobiology
Your child's circadian system is the master regulator of virtually every physiological process: sleep, hormone secretion, immune function, cognitive performance, and metabolism. This module provides a deep dive into the suprachiasmatic nucleus, chronotype development, meal timing effects, light as the primary zeitgeber, the dangers of artificial blue light, vitamin D as a neurosteroid hormone, and the mitochondrial-melatonin connection that underlies cellular health.
- Lessons: 7
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/circadian-rhythm-chronobiology
  - The Master Clock: https://avaneuro.com/modules/circadian-rhythm-chronobiology/the-master-clock
  - Chronotypes in Children: https://avaneuro.com/modules/circadian-rhythm-chronobiology/chronotypes-in-children
  - Meal Timing & Metabolic Clocks: https://avaneuro.com/modules/circadian-rhythm-chronobiology/meal-timing-metabolic-clocks
  - Light as Medicine & Blue Light Disruption: https://avaneuro.com/modules/circadian-rhythm-chronobiology/light-as-medicine-blue-light-disruption
  - Vitamin D: The Neurosteroid Hormone: https://avaneuro.com/modules/circadian-rhythm-chronobiology/vitamin-d-neurosteroid-hormone
  - Seasonal Light: Winter, Latitude, and Special Considerations: https://avaneuro.com/modules/circadian-rhythm-chronobiology/seasonal-light-winter-latitude
  - Mitochondria, Melatonin & Cellular Health: https://avaneuro.com/modules/circadian-rhythm-chronobiology/mitochondria-melatonin-cellular-health

### 15. Nature Immersion & Biophilia
Humans evolved in nature, and our brains remain wired for natural environments. This module explores the biophilia hypothesis, the research on nature deficit disorder, and the compelling evidence that green space exposure enhances cognitive development, attention, stress regulation, and immune function in children. Learn practical strategies for reconnecting children with nature in our increasingly indoor world, including the emerging science of earthing and forest bathing.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nature-immersion-biophilia
  - The Biophilia Hypothesis: Our Innate Bond with Nature: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nature-immersion-biophilia/the-biophilia-hypothesis
  - Nature Deficit Disorder: The Cost of Indoor Childhood: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nature-immersion-biophilia/nature-deficit-disorder
  - Nature and the Developing Brain: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nature-immersion-biophilia/nature-and-the-developing-brain
  - Grounding (Earthing): The Emerging Science: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nature-immersion-biophilia/grounding-earthing-emerging-science
  - Practical Nature Integration Strategies: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nature-immersion-biophilia/practical-nature-integration

### 16. Sleep Mastery: Infant
Sleep is the foundation of infant development. During the first year, your baby's brain is constructing the circadian system, consolidating memories, and processing the day's learning during sleep. This module provides the complete science of infant sleep: how it differs from adult sleep, realistic expectations at each age, the evidence behind safe sleep guidelines, the research on co-sleeping, and an objective look at sleep training methods. Master infant sleep with evidence, not anxiety.
- Lessons: 7
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-infant
  - Infant Sleep Architecture & Expectations: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-infant/infant-sleep-architecture-expectations
  - Circadian Entrainment & Light Exposure: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-infant/circadian-entrainment-light-exposure
  - Wake Windows, Naps & Sleep Pressure: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-infant/wake-windows-naps-sleep-pressure
  - Safe Sleep, Environment & Co-sleeping Evidence: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-infant/safe-sleep-environment-cosleeping-evidence
  - Feeding, Sleep Associations & Night Weaning: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-infant/feeding-sleep-associations-night-weaning
  - Regressions, Milestones & Disruptions: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-infant/regressions-milestones-disruptions
  - Sleep Training: The Evidence: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-infant/sleep-training-the-evidence

### 17. Sleep Mastery: Toddler & Preschool
The toddler and preschool years present unique sleep challenges that differ fundamentally from infancy: nap transitions, bedtime battles, curtain calls, nightmares, and night terrors. This comprehensive module provides evidence-based strategies for establishing healthy sleep patterns during this critical developmental period when sleep directly shapes behavior, emotional regulation, immune function, and cognitive development.
- Lessons: 6
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-toddler
  - Sleep Needs & The Behavior Connection: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-toddler/sleep-needs-behavior-connection
  - Nap Transitions: From Two Naps to None: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-toddler/nap-transitions
  - Bedtime Resistance & Curtain Calls: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-toddler/bedtime-resistance-curtain-calls
  - Night Wakings, Nightmares & Night Terrors: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-toddler/night-wakings-nightmares-night-terrors
  - Early Mornings, Big Bed Transition & Siblings: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-toddler/early-mornings-big-bed-siblings
  - Environment, Routine & Consistency: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-toddler/environment-routine-consistency

### 18. Sleep Mastery: School-Age
School-age children need 9-12 hours of sleep, yet most get far less. This module covers the profound impact of sleep on academic performance, memory consolidation, and emotional regulation. Learn evidence-based strategies for managing screens and blue light, addressing anxiety that disrupts sleep, navigating pre-puberty circadian shifts, limiting caffeine exposure, prioritizing sleep over overscheduling, and teaching children to develop independent sleep habits that will serve them through adolescence.
- Lessons: 6
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-school-age
  - Sleep Requirements & Cognitive Impact: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-school-age/sleep-requirements-cognitive-impact
  - Screens, Blue Light & Circadian Disruption: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-school-age/screens-blue-light-circadian-disruption
  - Anxiety, Stress & Sleep: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-school-age/anxiety-stress-sleep
  - Pre-Puberty Changes & Caffeine: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-school-age/pre-puberty-changes-caffeine
  - Schedule Conflicts & Prioritization: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-school-age/schedule-conflicts-prioritization
  - Sleep Hygiene Independence & Recognizing Problems: https://avaneuro.com/modules/sleep-school-age/sleep-hygiene-independence-recognizing-problems

### 19. Nutrition for Infants
The first year of life is a critical window for nutritional programming of the brain and body. This comprehensive module covers the evidence on breastfeeding optimization, formula selection, introduction of solid foods, key nutrients for brain development (DHA, iron, choline, zinc), the infant gut microbiome, and essential supplementation. Learn to make informed feeding decisions that support optimal neurodevelopment.
- Lessons: 6
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-infant
  - First Year Nutrition & Brain Development: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-infant/first-year-nutrition-brain-development
  - Breastfeeding: The Science & Optimization: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-infant/breastfeeding-science-optimization
  - Formula: Selection & Optimization: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-infant/formula-selection-optimization
  - Introducing Solids: Timing & Method: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-infant/introducing-solids-timing-method
  - The Gut Microbiome & Infant Development: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-infant/gut-microbiome-infant-development
  - Supplements & Special Situations: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-infant/supplements-special-situations

### 20. Nutrition for Toddlers
The toddler years are a critical window for brain development and for establishing lifelong eating patterns. This module covers the specific nutritional needs of toddlers, evidence-based approaches to picky eating, the reality of sugar and processed foods, the power of family meals, and how to optimize nutrition through food and supplements. Learn to navigate this challenging feeding stage while building foundations for healthy eating that last a lifetime.
- Lessons: 6
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-toddler
  - Toddler Nutritional Needs & Brain Development: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-toddler/toddler-nutritional-needs-brain-development
  - Picky Eating: Evidence-Based Strategies: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-toddler/picky-eating-evidence-based-strategies
  - Sugar & Processed Foods: The Reality: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-toddler/sugar-processed-foods-reality
  - Family Meals & The Feeding Environment: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-toddler/family-meals-feeding-environment
  - Supplements & Diet Optimization: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-toddler/supplements-diet-optimization
  - Building Lifelong Healthy Eating: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-toddler/building-lifelong-healthy-eating

### 21. Nutrition for Adolescents
Adolescence brings unique nutritional challenges: rapid growth, intense academic demands, athletic pursuits, and emerging body image concerns. This module covers the evidence on breakfast and cognitive performance, sports nutrition for young athletes, preventing disordered eating, and safely implementing special diets. Learn how to support your adolescent's brain and body during this critical developmental window.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-adolescent
  - Breakfast & Academic Performance: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-adolescent/breakfast-academic-performance
  - Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-adolescent/sports-nutrition-young-athletes
  - Body Image & Disordered Eating Prevention: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-adolescent/body-image-disordered-eating-prevention
  - Special Diets, Restrictions & Optimization: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-adolescent/special-diets-restrictions
  - Brain Foods & Cognitive Enhancement: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nutrition-adolescent/brain-foods-cognitive-enhancement

### 22. Gut Health & Microbiome
Your child's gut contains trillions of microorganisms that influence everything from immune function to brain development, mood, and behavior. This comprehensive module covers how the microbiome develops from birth, the critical gut-brain connection, evidence-based strategies for feeding beneficial bacteria, protecting the microbiome from disruption, and age-specific approaches for optimizing gut health throughout childhood.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/gut-health
  - How Your Child's Microbiome Develops: https://avaneuro.com/modules/gut-health/how-childs-microbiome-develops
  - The Gut-Brain Connection: https://avaneuro.com/modules/gut-health/gut-brain-connection
  - Feeding Your Child's Good Bacteria: https://avaneuro.com/modules/gut-health/feeding-childs-good-bacteria
  - Protecting Your Child's Microbiome: https://avaneuro.com/modules/gut-health/protecting-childs-microbiome
  - Gut Health Strategies by Age: https://avaneuro.com/modules/gut-health/gut-health-strategies-by-age

### 23. Metabolic Flexibility & Eating Patterns
Metabolic flexibility is your body's ability to efficiently switch between fuel sources based on availability and demand. While this concept has gained attention in adult health circles, children have fundamentally different metabolic needs due to their growing brains and bodies. This module explores what metabolic health means for children, why popular adult interventions like fasting and ketogenic diets are inappropriate for most children, and evidence-based eating patterns that support optimal development.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/metabolic-flexibility
  - What Is Metabolic Flexibility?: https://avaneuro.com/modules/metabolic-flexibility/what-is-metabolic-flexibility
  - Children vs Adults: Critical Differences: https://avaneuro.com/modules/metabolic-flexibility/children-vs-adults-critical-differences
  - Healthy Eating Patterns for Children: https://avaneuro.com/modules/metabolic-flexibility/healthy-eating-patterns-for-children
  - Movement and Metabolic Health: https://avaneuro.com/modules/metabolic-flexibility/movement-and-metabolic-health
  - Building Metabolic Health: A Framework: https://avaneuro.com/modules/metabolic-flexibility/building-metabolic-health-framework

### 24. Nootropics & Cognitive Enhancement
Navigate the world of cognitive supplements with evidence-based guidance. This module cuts through marketing hype to reveal what actually works for children's developing brains. Learn which nutrients have genuine research support, which herbal nootropics show promise versus those that are unproven, how to use testing to guide decisions, and practical recommendations organized by age. Safety always comes first when the brain is still developing.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nootropics-cognitive-enhancement
  - Nootropics: A Reality Check for Parents: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nootropics-cognitive-enhancement/nootropics-reality-check
  - Evidence-Based Nutrients for Developing Brains: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nootropics-cognitive-enhancement/evidence-based-nutrients
  - Herbal and Natural Nootropics: An Honest Assessment: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nootropics-cognitive-enhancement/herbal-nootropics-assessment
  - Testing and Personalized Approaches: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nootropics-cognitive-enhancement/testing-personalized-approaches
  - Putting It Together: Practical Recommendations: https://avaneuro.com/modules/nootropics-cognitive-enhancement/practical-recommendations

### 25. Gifted & Twice-Exceptional Children
Giftedness is not simply 'being smart' - it involves neurologically distinct brain architecture, processing patterns, and developmental trajectories. This module explores the science behind gifted brains, the challenges of identification (especially for underrepresented populations), the complex reality of twice-exceptional learners, the intense inner world of high-ability children, and what the research actually shows about educational interventions. Learn to recognize, understand, and advocate for your exceptional learner.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/gifted-twice-exceptional
  - The Gifted Brain: Neurological Differences: https://avaneuro.com/modules/gifted-twice-exceptional/the-gifted-brain
  - Identification & Assessment: Finding Gifted Children: https://avaneuro.com/modules/gifted-twice-exceptional/identification-assessment
  - Twice-Exceptional (2E): When Gifts and Disabilities Coexist: https://avaneuro.com/modules/gifted-twice-exceptional/twice-exceptional
  - The Inner World: Social-Emotional Needs of Gifted Children: https://avaneuro.com/modules/gifted-twice-exceptional/social-emotional-needs
  - Educational Options: What the Research Actually Shows: https://avaneuro.com/modules/gifted-twice-exceptional/educational-options

### 26. Homework & Academic Practice
Decades of research reveal surprising findings about homework: it has almost no benefit for elementary students, modest effects for middle schoolers, and diminishing returns even in high school. This module examines Harris Cooper's landmark meta-analyses, explains why most homework fails to produce genuine learning, introduces cognitive science principles like spaced practice, retrieval practice, and interleaving that actually work, provides strategies for managing homework without destroying family life, and explores alternatives like reading and passion projects that support development more effectively than worksheets.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/homework-academic-practice
  - The Homework Research: https://avaneuro.com/modules/homework-academic-practice/the-homework-research
  - Why Homework Often Fails: https://avaneuro.com/modules/homework-academic-practice/why-homework-often-fails
  - Effective Academic Practice: https://avaneuro.com/modules/homework-academic-practice/effective-academic-practice
  - Managing Homework Reality: https://avaneuro.com/modules/homework-academic-practice/managing-homework-reality
  - Beyond Traditional Homework: https://avaneuro.com/modules/homework-academic-practice/beyond-traditional-homework

### 27. Learning Environment Design
The physical environment where your child learns profoundly affects their cognitive performance, attention, and academic outcomes. This module translates decades of research in environmental psychology, lighting science, acoustics, and classroom design into practical strategies for optimizing your child's study spaces at home. Learn how light, sound, temperature, air quality, and spatial design can either support or undermine learning—and what you can do about it.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/learning-environment-design
  - The Science of Space: Environmental Psychology Basics: https://avaneuro.com/modules/learning-environment-design/science-of-space-environmental-psychology
  - Lighting for Learning: Illumination That Enhances Cognition: https://avaneuro.com/modules/learning-environment-design/lighting-for-learning
  - Sound and Silence: Acoustic Environments for Learning: https://avaneuro.com/modules/learning-environment-design/sound-and-silence
  - Temperature, Air Quality, and Color: The Physical Environment: https://avaneuro.com/modules/learning-environment-design/temperature-air-quality-color
  - Flexible Learning Spaces: Movement, Zones, and Study Area Design: https://avaneuro.com/modules/learning-environment-design/flexible-learning-spaces

### 28. Handwriting & Fine Motor Development
Explore the neuroscience of handwriting and fine motor development for learning and cognition. From the hand-brain connection to cursive's cognitive benefits, this module examines the research on why writing by hand activates neural pathways that typing cannot replicate.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/handwriting-fine-motor
  - The Neuroscience of Handwriting: https://avaneuro.com/modules/handwriting-fine-motor/neuroscience-of-handwriting
  - Handwriting vs. Typing for Learning: https://avaneuro.com/modules/handwriting-fine-motor/handwriting-vs-typing-learning
  - Fine Motor Development Milestones: https://avaneuro.com/modules/handwriting-fine-motor/fine-motor-development-milestones
  - Cursive: The Forgotten Skill: https://avaneuro.com/modules/handwriting-fine-motor/cursive-forgotten-skill
  - Practical Fine Motor Development: https://avaneuro.com/modules/handwriting-fine-motor/practical-fine-motor-development

### 29. Creativity & Problem-Solving
Creativity is not a mysterious gift—it is a cognitive process that can be understood, supported, and developed. This module explores the neuroscience of creative thinking, from the brain networks involved to the distinction between divergent and convergent processes. Learn evidence-based methods for fostering your child's creative problem-solving abilities and creating environments that nurture innovative thinking.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/creativity-problem-solving
  - How Creativity Actually Works in the Brain: https://avaneuro.com/modules/creativity-problem-solving/how-creativity-works-in-the-brain
  - Divergent Thinking: The Engine of Original Ideas: https://avaneuro.com/modules/creativity-problem-solving/divergent-thinking-engine-of-ideas
  - Convergent Creativity: From Many Ideas to Best Solutions: https://avaneuro.com/modules/creativity-problem-solving/convergent-creativity-ideas-to-solutions
  - Creative Problem-Solving: Structured Methods That Work: https://avaneuro.com/modules/creativity-problem-solving/creative-problem-solving-methods
  - Building a Creative Environment: https://avaneuro.com/modules/creativity-problem-solving/building-creative-environment

### 30. IQ & General Intelligence
Intelligence is one of the most studied and consequential traits in psychology. This module cuts through the myths and marketing to explain what intelligence actually is, how genes and environment interact to shape it, what brain training can and cannot do, and the evidence-based strategies that genuinely optimize cognitive ability in children. Learn about the g-factor, fluid versus crystallized intelligence, the Wilson effect, the Flynn effect, and practical approaches backed by research.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/iq-intelligence
  - What Is Intelligence? The Scientific Framework: https://avaneuro.com/modules/iq-intelligence/what-is-intelligence
  - The Gene-Environment Dance: https://avaneuro.com/modules/iq-intelligence/gene-environment-dance
  - Cognitive Training: What Works and What Doesn't: https://avaneuro.com/modules/iq-intelligence/cognitive-training-what-works
  - Optimizing Fluid Intelligence in Children: https://avaneuro.com/modules/iq-intelligence/optimizing-fluid-intelligence
  - Building Crystallized Intelligence for Life: https://avaneuro.com/modules/iq-intelligence/building-crystallized-intelligence

### 31. Executive Function Development
Executive functions are the brain's air traffic control system—the mental processes that enable planning, focus, remembering instructions, and juggling multiple tasks. These skills predict academic achievement, career success, and life outcomes better than IQ. This module covers the neuroscience of executive function development, why the prefrontal cortex takes until the mid-20s to mature, and evidence-based strategies for strengthening working memory, self-control, and cognitive flexibility in children.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/executive-function-development
  - Understanding Executive Function: https://avaneuro.com/modules/executive-function-development/understanding-executive-function
  - Building Working Memory: https://avaneuro.com/modules/executive-function-development/building-working-memory
  - Building Self-Control: https://avaneuro.com/modules/executive-function-development/building-self-control
  - Building Cognitive Flexibility: https://avaneuro.com/modules/executive-function-development/building-cognitive-flexibility
  - Creating an Executive Function-Supportive Home: https://avaneuro.com/modules/executive-function-development/executive-function-supportive-home

### 32. Reading & Literacy Neuroscience
Reading is not natural to the human brain. Unlike speech, which emerges spontaneously, reading must be explicitly taught and learned. This module explores how the brain rewires itself to decode written language, why phonemic awareness is the strongest predictor of reading success, the neurological basis of dyslexia, and evidence-based strategies for building fluent readers with deep comprehension skills.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/reading-literacy-neuroscience
  - The Reading Brain: https://avaneuro.com/modules/reading-literacy-neuroscience/the-reading-brain
  - Phonemic Awareness & Decoding: https://avaneuro.com/modules/reading-literacy-neuroscience/phonemic-awareness-decoding
  - Dyslexia & Reading Difficulties: https://avaneuro.com/modules/reading-literacy-neuroscience/dyslexia-reading-difficulties
  - Building Fluent Readers: https://avaneuro.com/modules/reading-literacy-neuroscience/building-fluent-readers
  - Comprehension & Deep Reading: https://avaneuro.com/modules/reading-literacy-neuroscience/comprehension-deep-reading

### 33. Accelerated Learning Techniques
This module separates learning myths from proven techniques. You'll discover the truth about speed reading, master the Feynman technique for deep understanding, learn how experts develop skills through deliberate practice, and apply meta-learning strategies that multiply your child's learning efficiency across all domains.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/accelerated-learning-techniques
  - The Truth About Speed Reading: https://avaneuro.com/modules/accelerated-learning-techniques/speed-reading-truth
  - The Feynman Technique: Learn Anything Deeply: https://avaneuro.com/modules/accelerated-learning-techniques/feynman-technique
  - Chunking and Cognitive Load Optimization: https://avaneuro.com/modules/accelerated-learning-techniques/chunking-cognitive-load
  - Deliberate Practice: The Real Science of Skill Development: https://avaneuro.com/modules/accelerated-learning-techniques/deliberate-practice
  - Meta-Learning: Learning How to Learn: https://avaneuro.com/modules/accelerated-learning-techniques/meta-learning

### 34. Memory & Learning Science
Memory is the foundation of all learning. This module reveals the cutting-edge neuroscience of memory formation, from the molecular mechanisms of long-term potentiation to the practical techniques used by world memory champions. You'll learn how sleep consolidates memories, why testing beats studying, and how to engineer unforgettable learning experiences for your child.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/memory-learning-science
  - The Neuroscience of Memory Formation: https://avaneuro.com/modules/memory-learning-science/how-memories-form
  - Sleep: The Master Memory Consolidator: https://avaneuro.com/modules/memory-learning-science/sleep-memory-consolidation
  - The Testing Effect: Why Retrieval Beats Re-Reading: https://avaneuro.com/modules/memory-learning-science/retrieval-practice-testing-effect
  - Advanced Encoding Strategies: https://avaneuro.com/modules/memory-learning-science/encoding-strategies
  - Memory Techniques of Champions: https://avaneuro.com/modules/memory-learning-science/memory-techniques-mastery

### 35. Music & Musical Training
Explore the profound neuroscience of music and musical training on brain development. From the structural brain changes in musicians to the language-music connection, cognitive benefits, and emotional regulation, this module provides evidence-based strategies for incorporating music into your child's development at every age.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/music-musical-training
  - The Musical Brain: https://avaneuro.com/modules/music-musical-training/the-musical-brain
  - Music & Language Development: https://avaneuro.com/modules/music-musical-training/music-and-language-development
  - Cognitive Benefits of Musical Training: https://avaneuro.com/modules/music-musical-training/cognitive-benefits-of-musical-training
  - Emotional & Social Benefits: https://avaneuro.com/modules/music-musical-training/emotional-and-social-benefits
  - Practical Musical Development: https://avaneuro.com/modules/music-musical-training/practical-musical-development

### 36. Language & Communication Development
Language is the foundation of learning, thinking, and social connection. This module covers language milestones, evidence-based strategies to boost vocabulary, bilingualism, identifying delays, and creating a language-rich home environment.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/language-development
  - How Language Develops: https://avaneuro.com/modules/language-development/language-development-timeline
  - Evidence-Based Vocabulary Building: https://avaneuro.com/modules/language-development/boosting-vocabulary
  - Bilingualism and Multiple Languages: https://avaneuro.com/modules/language-development/bilingualism-benefits
  - Identifying and Addressing Language Delays: https://avaneuro.com/modules/language-development/identifying-delays
  - Creating a Language-Rich Home: https://avaneuro.com/modules/language-development/language-rich-home

### 37. Movement as Brain Training: Infant
Movement and brain development are inseparable in infancy. This module covers the evidence on tummy time, motor milestones, the role of physical play in cognitive development, and how to create environments that support both physical and mental growth.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/movement-infant
  - The Movement-Brain Connection in Infancy: https://avaneuro.com/modules/movement-infant/movement-brain-connection-infancy
  - Tummy Time & Floor Play: https://avaneuro.com/modules/movement-infant/tummy-time-floor-play
  - Motor Milestones & Supporting Development: https://avaneuro.com/modules/movement-infant/motor-milestones-supporting-development
  - Play & Physical Interaction: https://avaneuro.com/modules/movement-infant/play-and-physical-interaction
  - Environment, Safety & Outdoor Time: https://avaneuro.com/modules/movement-infant/environment-safety-outdoor-time

### 38. Resilience & Stress Management
Resilience isn't a trait you're born with—it's built through experiences and relationships. This module covers the science of stress, protective factors that build resilience, and practical strategies for helping children cope with adversity.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/resilience-stress-management
  - Understanding Stress in Children: https://avaneuro.com/modules/resilience-stress-management/stress-in-children
  - The Science of Resilience: https://avaneuro.com/modules/resilience-stress-management/building-resilience
  - Teaching Coping Skills: https://avaneuro.com/modules/resilience-stress-management/teaching-coping-skills
  - Developing a Growth Mindset: https://avaneuro.com/modules/resilience-stress-management/growth-mindset
  - Supporting Children Through Adversity: https://avaneuro.com/modules/resilience-stress-management/supporting-through-adversity

### 39. Emotional Regulation
Emotional regulation—the ability to manage feelings appropriately—is foundational for mental health, relationships, and life success. This module covers how emotional regulation develops, co-regulation strategies, and evidence-based approaches to building emotional intelligence.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/emotional-regulation
  - How Emotional Regulation Develops: https://avaneuro.com/modules/emotional-regulation/how-emotional-regulation-develops
  - Emotion Coaching: The Evidence-Based Approach: https://avaneuro.com/modules/emotional-regulation/emotion-coaching
  - Understanding and Managing Tantrums: https://avaneuro.com/modules/emotional-regulation/tantrums-and-meltdowns
  - Understanding and Supporting Anxious Children: https://avaneuro.com/modules/emotional-regulation/anxiety-in-children
  - Building Emotional Intelligence: https://avaneuro.com/modules/emotional-regulation/building-emotional-intelligence

### 40. Attention & Focus Development
Attention is the gateway to all learning. This module covers how attention develops, factors that support or undermine it, evidence-based strategies for improving focus, and when attention difficulties warrant professional evaluation.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/attention-focus
  - How Attention Develops: https://avaneuro.com/modules/attention-focus/how-attention-develops
  - Screen Time and Attention: https://avaneuro.com/modules/attention-focus/screens-and-attention
  - Building Focus and Sustained Attention: https://avaneuro.com/modules/attention-focus/building-focus
  - Creating an Attention-Supportive Environment: https://avaneuro.com/modules/attention-focus/attention-environment
  - When to Seek Help for Attention Problems: https://avaneuro.com/modules/attention-focus/when-to-seek-help

### 41. Screen Time & Digital Wellness
Screens are ubiquitous, but their impact on children isn't simple. This module cuts through the noise to deliver evidence-based guidance on screen time, content quality, digital wellness practices, and how to manage technology in your family.
- Lessons: 5
- URL: https://avaneuro.com/modules/screen-time-digital-wellness
  - What Research Actually Shows About Screens: https://avaneuro.com/modules/screen-time-digital-wellness/screens-and-development
  - Age-Appropriate Screen Guidelines: https://avaneuro.com/modules/screen-time-digital-wellness/age-appropriate-guidelines
  - Content Quality Matters: https://avaneuro.com/modules/screen-time-digital-wellness/content-quality
  - Screens and Sleep: https://avaneuro.com/modules/screen-time-digital-wellness/screens-and-sleep
  - Creating Your Family Media Plan: https://avaneuro.com/modules/screen-time-digital-wellness/family-media-plan

## Free Guides & Resources

Long-form, research-backed guides on specific child development topics. These are the best entry points for answering detailed parent questions.

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1. **Toddler Sleep Optimization Guide**
   - URL: https://avaneuro.com/guides/toddler-sleep
   - Topics: Sleep architecture, bedtime routines, night wakings, nap transitions, sleep environment
   - Key studies: AASM consensus (PMID: 27250809), Mindell et al. 2015 (PMID: 25325483)

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   - Key studies: AAP guidelines, Hutton et al. 2020 (PMID: 31682212)

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   - Key studies: Georgieff 2007 (PMID: 17876199), Cusick & Georgieff 2016

5. **Raising a Genius: What the Research Actually Shows**
   - URL: https://avaneuro.com/guides/raising-genius
   - Topics: IQ optimization, enriched environments, gifted education, deliberate practice
   - Key studies: Ritchie & Tucker-Drob 2018 (PMID: 29911926), Protzko et al. 2013

6. **The IQ 160+ Club: How Exceptional Intelligence Develops**
   - URL: https://avaneuro.com/guides/iq-160-club
   - Topics: Gifted development, Flynn effect, environmental enrichment, adoption studies
   - Key studies: Duyme et al. 1999, Horta et al. 2015 (PMID: 26211556)

7. **Genius Is Made, Not Born**
   - URL: https://avaneuro.com/guides/genius-is-made
   - Topics: Nature vs nurture, adoption studies, deliberate practice, growth mindset
   - Key studies: Duyme et al. 1999, Ericsson et al. 1993

8. **EMF Radiation & Child Development**
   - URL: https://avaneuro.com/guides/emf-radiation
   - Topics: RF-EMF, Wi-Fi, cell phones, SAR levels, precautionary principle
   - Key studies: NTP 2018, Ramazzini 2018, IARC Group 2B classification

9. **Gut-Brain Connection in Children**
   - URL: https://avaneuro.com/guides/gut-brain-connection
   - Topics: Microbiome development, probiotics, fiber, vagal nerve, dysbiosis
   - Key studies: Cryan & Dinan 2012 (PMID: 22968153), Bercik et al. 2011

10. **Infant Milestones: Month-by-Month Guide**
    - URL: https://avaneuro.com/guides/infant-milestones
    - Topics: Motor milestones, language, social-emotional, cognitive development 0-12 months
    - Key studies: WHO Motor Development Study, CDC milestone guidelines

11. **Infant Sleep Optimization Guide**
    - URL: https://avaneuro.com/guides/infant-sleep
    - Topics: Newborn sleep patterns, safe sleep, sleep training, night feeds, circadian rhythm
    - Key studies: AAP Safe Sleep 2022, Mindell et al. 2006 (PMID: 17012005)

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1. **Sleep & Brain Development Checklist** (PDF)
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   - 5 critical brain nutrients with food sources and grocery list
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