Acronyms and more
TBRI
What is Trust Based Relational Intervention?
Saying something like "Silly goose, I know you didn't mean to throw your clothes on the floor. Do you think you can get them in the hamper while you hop like a bunny?"
What is Playful Engagement?
My child comes home from school with a "boo boo".
What is Nurture?
Use this when your child is touching people or pets with too much pressure.
What is Gentle and Kind?
Making sure your child gets enough sleep, food every two hours, water, and sensory input.
What are Empowering Principles?
The IDEAL Response
What is Immediate, Direct, Efficient, Actioned-based, and Levelled at the behaviour?
"You have two choices. You can walk by me, holding my hand, or I can pick you up and carry you. Which do you choose?"
What is Structured Engagement?
My child ran away from me in a store
What is a Re-do (or reminder of "stick together", or choices).
Fill in the blank: "Are you asking or _______?"
What is Telling?
Proactive strategies like Life Value Terms and Sharing Power.
What are Correcting Principles?
Playful Engagement, Structured Engagement, Calming Engagement, and Protective Engagement.
What are the Levels of Response?
"You're really upset. I am going to sit here next to you until you can calm yourself down. Tell me when you're ready."
What is Calming Engagement?
Your child is balled up on the floor and is refusing to move (when it is absolutely necessary for them to leave the house with you).
Use this to encourage a child to tell you how they feel instead of hitting.
What is "Use your words"?
Engagement strategies such as healthy touch, warm eye-contact, voice quality, behaviour matching and playful interaction.
What are Connecting Principles?
The 4 skills of healthy attachment
What is, the ability to give and receive care, the ability to negotiate needs and have an authentic sense of self?
Utilizing a Crisis Intervention model to safely contain a child when necessary.
What is Protective Engagement?
When you loose your cool, get frustrated and impatient with your child it is a great opportunity for this.
What is Repair and Re-connect?
You might try things if a young person wants to try something a little risky.
What is "With permission and supervision"?
Mindful awareness of self, others, and the situation.
What are Connecting Principles?
When our brain, body and inner self feel truly safe.
What is felt-safety?
Your child shouts "no" at you when you ask them to come to the dinner table. You playfully tell them your ears are working just fine and ask if they'd like a re-do. They simply roll their eyes.
You can use this gentle reminder when you need your child to stay nearby.
What is "Stick Together"?
The IDEAL Response
What are the Correcting Principles?
Having your child make a deal with you is an example of this.
What is Compromise?(sharing power is also an acceptable response)
The goal is always to be Connected, Content, and Changed (the three Cs)
What are the Correcting Principles?