Brains!
The part of your brain that turns on when you feel unsafe
What is the lizard brain?
Things that make mom irritated
X not doing chores
X messing with her brother
X not listening
X not doing schoolwork
Signs mom is irritated
Tone changes
Gets quieter, takes space
Ways mom can help X when she's irritated
Give me space
Remind me to use 5,4,3,2,1
Ways X can help herself when she's irritated
Art
Staying in my room
Hanging out with DJ
Hanging out with neighbor friend
The part of your brain that turns on when you feel safe.
What is the wizard brain?
Things that make X irritated
Chores
Schoolwork
Cleaning up after dinner
DJ coming in my room
Signs X is irritated
Tone changes
Voice gets louder
Makes fists
Muscles get tense
Ways X can help mom when she's irritated
Give mom space
Help with tasks/chores
Ways mom can help herself when she's irritated
Go to my room/take space
Go for a walk
Listen to music
The job of the lizard brain
What is fight, flight (run away), or freeze?
Things that make mom mad
X's room not being clean
Slamming doors
Phone calls from the school
Signs Mom is mad
She won't cook dinner
Yelling
Ways that mom can help X when she's mad.
Give me space in my room
Don't argue/yell
Ways X can help herself when she's mad
Eat food
Stay in my room
The job of the wizard brain
Almost everything else!! Creativity, math, reading, playing, etc.
Things that make X mad
Waking up in the morning
Being asked to do chores multiple times
Not wanting to do schoolwork
Not understanding schoolwork
Signs X is mad
Yelling
Throw things
Ways X can help mom when she's mad.
Listen to what Mom is saying
Don't argue/yell
Ways mom can help herself when she's mad
The part of your brain that needs to be on in order to communicate
What is the wizard brain?
BONUS: Three reasons your family is AWESOME-SAUCE
We're fun!
We have a lot of cousins
They're always there for me
We're close-knit
BONUS: Three things X loves about mom
She's funny
We watch movies together
She spends quality time with me
BONUS: Three things Mom loves about X
She's loving
She's welcoming
She's a good helper
BONUS: Three things X and Mom love to do together
Going out to eat!
Going shopping together
Spa days