Power of Acceptance
This is the active, nonjudgmental embracing of experience in the here and now.
What is, acceptance.
The amount of distress we can endure and still remain calm enough to attend to the present moment
Distress Tolerance
The Skill of _______ links discipline correction with connection by addressing children's upset states first and behavioral changes second.
What is The Skill of Empathy?
Notes: It helps individuals at all ages recognize how even when conflicts arise, the relationship is still intact.
The We Care Center provides children with a symbolic way of expressing ______.
These are the bridge between problems and solutuions.
Feelings. Skipping the emotional section can lead to incomplete solutions.
The ability to mentally imagine the actions of another.
Motor Empathy
Conscious Discipline's D.N.A. process stands for
What are Describe, Name, and Acknowledge?
Notes: Describing involves physical and emotional signals and can often be demonstrated or mirrored. Naming involves placing a name to the feeling being witnessed (in a questioning tone when needed). Acknowledging involves integrating the child's wish/desire and helping them problem solve.
We Care Centers utilize empathy as a way of classroom life so children learn to identify ______ cues of distress in themselves and others.
If we don't identify our feelings, we will act them out. What are some ways students act out feelings?
Aggressive(hitting, tantrums, name calling)
Passively (Shutting down, whining, feeling ill)
The integration of motor, emotional, and cognitive empathy.
Mature Empathy
List at least three of the five empathy styles explained in the chapter
What are ignoring, saving, punishing, dismissing, and coaching?
Notes: Ignoring refers to a focus on behaviors over emotions. Saving refers to overlooking their emotions and "fixing" the problem for them. Punishing refers to criticizing and punishment for emotions. Dismissing refers to minimizing a problem ("it's no big deal"). Coaching refers to taking the opportunity to teach emotional regulation through empathy.
What are 3 ways students can show empathy in their We Care Center?
drawing pictures
creating a picture collage