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 Pushed Development Social Media = Global Performance Pressure Exposure Rising Anxiety Divorcing Parents Diet (processed foods) Cultural Differences Drugs, Sex, Addiction Lack of Sleep Poverty No Time to Play Lack of Parent Time (work) Peer Pressure
Tomorrow’s Skills: What skills and characteristics do you want to teach children to support them in becoming successful, contributing members of their community as young adults?
Tomorrow’s Skills: Communication Connection: Self, Family and Community Problem Solving Team Work, Work Ethics Resilience Responsibility Respect for Self/Others Accountability Patience Self-Discipline/Control Empathy Cooperation Humor, Honesty Appreciation/Gratitude Good Health Enthusiasm for Life/Learning Compassion
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 Study states caused by: in Cleveland, Ohio 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 11
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
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