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Todays Focus

Developing Brain, Connection Self-Regulation, & INTERNAL CLIMATE

Mind The Gap: “The Moment” ACTING OUT MANAGING EMOTIONS

Transition

BE PRESENT…….. BE HERE……. EXPERIENCE THE “NOW” MOMENT

Today’s Challenges:

What are challenges children face being a child in todays time?

Today’s Challenges:

Over Scheduled Social Media = Global

Exposure

Divorcing Parents Cultural Differences Lack of Sleep No Time to Play Peer Pressure Pushed Development Performance Pressure Rising Anxiety Diet (processed foods) Drugs, Sex, Addiction Poverty Lack of Parent Time (work)

Tomorrow’s Skills:

What skills and characteristics do you want to teach children to support them in becoming successful, contributing members

• f their community as

young adults?

Tomorrow’s Skills:

Communication Problem Solving Resilience Respect for Self/Others Patience Empathy Humor, Honesty Good Health Compassion Connection: Self, Family and

Community

Team Work, Work Ethics Responsibility Accountability Self-Discipline/Control  Cooperation Appreciation/Gratitude Enthusiasm for Life/Learning

Self-Regulation:

The ability to control or modulate one’s emotions, wants, impulses and actions.

• A student’s ability to recognize and name emotions is an

important step in learning self-regulation.

• Self-regulation depends on the prefrontal cortex and

provides the basis for all social skills, success in joining groups, flexibility and self-discipline.

What We Know: Research

Regulation & Ability to Cultivate Calm

Ultimately means………. To be available to interact and connect.

Provides:

Basis for all social skills Success in joining/working with groups Flexibility Self Discipline

Why Self-Regulation is Important: Childhood Anxiety Continues To Rise

"Anxiety has increased substantially among children and college age students over the last three decades," says Jean M. Twenge, PhD, a psychologist with Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio

Study states caused by:

Decreases in social & internal connectedness Increases in environmental dangers & daily long term stress

http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20001214/childhood-anxiety-on-the-rise

Article: http://ideas.time.com/2013/09/26/the-drama-of-the-anxious-child/

Nowadays, the number of children with a diagnosable anxiety disorder has skyrocketed

Up to 25% 1 : 4 (2013) Up another 17% (2018)

According to: National Institute of Mental Health

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Self Regulation is a critical skill!

• Model
• Teach
• Practice

With practice new brain pathways are built!

Activity:

Hand Model of the Brain

• Dr. Dan Siegel

Activity:

ASK --- vs

• TELL

Asking with true curiosity!

ACTIVITY:

Wheel of Feelings

SAD – MAD – GLAD -SCARED

2 Upcoming Certification Workshops 13 NBCC CEU Credits

 Positive Discipline in the

School and Classroom April 8 & 9, 2019 – 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

 Teaching Parenting with

Positive Discipline April 5 & 6 , 2018 - 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

 Location: St. Francis

Conference Ctr., Denville, NJ

www.PositiveDiscipline.org www.PositiveDisciplineNJ.com