The podcast covers various parenting challenges and strategies, including behavior management for two-year-olds, addressing child regression, dealing with negative self-talk, and implementing school-wide approaches to behavior change. The hosts reflect on the positive changes in children's behavior and stress the importance of community support and self-reflection.
Supporting children through behavioral challenges by understanding how they learn.
Influencing children's social behavior by being a positive influence and investing in their friendships.
Prioritizing parents' mental health to provide a stable foundation for supporting children's well-being.
Deep dives
Supporting the Child
Showing unconditional support, building emotional connection, prioritizing the relationship over everything else, validating the child's tough experiences, ensuring the child feels heard and understood, giving the child a leadership role to empower and involve them.
Behaviour Regression
Becoming a part of the child's friends' lives, observing and guiding their interactions, being a positive influence, investing in their friendships, influencing social learning by setting a positive example, influencing their behaviour positively.
Positive Affirmation
Fostering a positive self-image, emphasizing the child's strengths, addressing negative self-perception, working on changing the narrative, instilling confidence and self-worth, promoting a constructive self-identity.
Addressing Childhood Trauma
Navigating past trauma, seeking professional help, providing a safe and secure environment, showing unconditional love and support, prioritizing emotional connection and understanding, managing emotions and behaviours with care and sensitivity.
Supporting Children's Mental Health and Well-being
Parents play a crucial role in addressing their own mental health to provide a stable foundation for supporting their children's well-being. The podcast emphasizes the importance of prioritizing parents' mental health as the primary safety net for children. By focusing on personal healing and utilizing high-quality resources like 'The Body Keeps the Score' and 'The Boy Who's Raised as a Dog,' parents can begin the journey of understanding and addressing developmental trauma. Encouraging self-reflection and seeking professional support can lead to positive outcomes for the entire family.
Creating Positive Behavior Change in Schools
School-wide approaches to behavioral challenges involve open dialogues and community collaboration to ensure strategies align with cultural strengths and community priorities. The podcast highlights the significance of involving the entire school community in establishing behavioral priorities and fostering a supportive environment. Effective strategies include identifying individual strengths, promoting positive relationships, and engaging external community members to provide consistent support. By focusing on genuine connections, reducing pressure, and promoting autonomy, schools can cultivate a positive and inclusive environment that supports behavioral change and community well-being.
We had so many phenomenal questions, feedback and advice following the latest episode that we've decided to break up the reflection into two parts. We hope you enjoy this chat about how we can use the science of how kids learn to guide them through behavioural challenges.
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