Walk Back the Clock
A child throws themselves on the floor, screams "NO!" and refuses to transition.
Walk back the clock to approximately 2 years.
Which developmental question belongs with age 3?
Do you see me?
A child asking
"Do you see me?"
needs...
Delight.
Connection.
Recognition
This child refuses every transition.
What developmental question comes to mind?
Am I safe?
What's the first thing a classroom therapist should look beyond?
Behaviour.
A child constantly says, "Watch me!" and becomes upset when attention shifts to someone else.
Around 3 years.
Which developmental question belongs with age 5?
Can I belong?
A child asking
"Can I belong?"
needs...
Inclusion.
Routine.
Relationship.
This child constantly worries about fairness.
Can I belong?
complete this :
Behaviour is __________________.
Communication
A child frequently tattles and worries about fairness and who gets to go first.
Around 5 years.
Which developmental question belongs with age 2?
Am I safe?
A child asking
"Am I capable?"
needs...
Encouragement.
Scaffolding.
Opportunities to succeed.
This child refuses to try.
Am I capable?
Children don't always behave their chronological age.
Sometimes they behave from their __________________.
Developmental need.
A child tears up their work and says, "I'm dumb."
Around 8 years.
Which developmental question belongs with age 8?
Am I capable?
A child asking
"Am I safe?"
needs...
Co-regulation.
Safety.
Predictability.
This child interrupts constantly.
Do you see me?
Before asking
"How do I stop this behavior?"
What should we ask first?
What developmental question is this child asking?
Walking Back the Clock means treating an eight-year-old like a two-year-old.
False
Put these developmental questions in order from youngest to oldest.
Am I capable?
Can I belong?
Do you see me?
Am I safe?
Am I safe ->Do you see me->Can I belong->Am I capable
Which developmental need do all children need, regardless of age?
A child screams, throws materials, and crawls under the table.
Am I safe?
Am I capable?
Walking Back the Clock isn't about changing the child's age...
It's about _________________________.
understanding the developmental need
matching our response to the child's developmental need
seeing beneath the behaviour
bringing them back up to their chronological age