Brain Research
Q: This system of the brain is associated with survival and safety.
A: What is the Brain Stem?
Q: Name 3 ways a person can identify they are acting in the unconscious.
A: 1. Swallowing / tightening in throat 2.Tightening in chest 3.Hold your breath 4. Loss of energy 5. Inability to focus 6. Sarcasm / Humor 7. KNOWING YOU’RE RIGHT
Q: The goal of Power of Attention.
A: What is to create images of expected behavior in a child's brain.
What you focus on you get more of.
Q: Visual daily schedules help with what power?
A: What is Power of Attention.
Children process in pictures, so much more valuable than talking about the schedule.
Q: How do you use the skill of noticing when: A child throws their lunch in the trash after eating?
A: CD- You threw your trash away so the room can be clean. That was helpful. You did it. You threw your trash away.
Modifications- "You threw your trash away! YAY! You did it." "You threw your trash away! That was helpful! Yay"
Q: Connection between adults and children literally wires the brain for this.
A: What is Impulse Control?
Q: The first step in downloading composure to children?
A: What is upload calm to self?
Q: It is estimated that we have 70,000 thoughts per day and 80% of our thoughts are___.
A: What is negative
Big IDEA: Let's put positive thoughts in our children.
Q: The purpose of the friends and family board?
A: What is The Friends and Family Board builds community and connection, and links the home family with the School Family. In early childhood centers, it also provides a valuable way for young children to feel the presence of family members they may be missing during the school day.
Q: Using ACT, How do you respond when: A toddler puts a toy in their mouth.
A: Acknowledge- You wanted to see how that felt in your mouth. (Empathy. Pause and wait for change in posture.) Calm- Breathing. Target 2 choices- You can tap the toy or squeeze the toy to feel it.
Modifications- Breath, you can tap the toy. Tap tap tap. Breath.
Q: This part of the brain acts as the CEO and allows us to access our executive skills.
A: What are the Pre-frontal Lobes?
Q: To gain the skill of composure we first need to?
A: Identify trigger thoughts / 3 deep belly breaths (STAR)
Q: M.A.P stands for and how do you use this technique?
A: Model, Add pictures, and Practice
Q: Safe keeper job description?
A: What is be a STAR, become aware of trigger thoughts, wish well instead of judge, see conflict as an opportunity to teach vs isolate, language of safety vs fear?
Q: A child dumps his food for the 3rd time today. How do you practice the skill of composure?
A: Identify trigger thought (child is seeking attention/manipulative, child is bad, etc.) -->3 deep belly breathing, calming self talk --> change our perception (child needs connection/safety) and access executive skills, Oops/Q.T.I.P/Wish well--> Wise response (ACT), rewrite our CD-Roms --> Reduce intensity of future triggers
Q: These neurons allow us to download our internal states into one another.
A: What are Mirror Neurons?
Q: Q.T.I.P. stands for?
A: What is Quit taking it personally
Q: What does the term PIVOT help you do?
A: What is shift from what you don't want to what you want. What you focus on you get more of.
Q: A brain start smart consists of what 4 components?
A: What is 1. Unite 2. Disengage Stress 3. Connect 4. Commit
Q: Use the noticing technique to help a child that is sad.
A: Your face is going like this (demo). You look sad.
BIG idea: Don't let a child be sad/mad alone. Teach them feelings.
Q: This increases blood to the brain to help shut off fight or flight response.
Q: 3 mistakes in downloading composure to children.
A: 1. What are forgetting to upload calm 2. forget to mirror 3. describe what the child is doing vs demonstrating 4. rush the breathing 5. unconsciously download with intent to make child comply.
Q: This clearly tells children what you want them to do so they may be successful.
A: What is assertiveness
Saying don't run, don't take, don't hit is confusing- focus is not clear. Say what you want.
Q: What are the first 4 steps of Time Machine?
A: What is 1- Roll back time, 2- Ask for willingness, 3- Be a STAR 4- Wishing Well
(5- Focus on goal and unify, 6-Coach the children to use helpful words, 7- Offer connection)
A: Be proactive and transition to safe place and use as a learning center. NOTICE techniques.
Big Idea: Honor all communication.