Every human being wants to do well. Every child wants to succeed and make their parents and teachers happy. However, it can be really hard to be a kid sometimes, especially for our neurodivergent children. We are demanding more from them than ever before in school. While the academic demands have changed, what hasn’t changed is the course of human development. Current advances in neuroscience have taught us so much about 1) how the brain works and 2) what kids need so they can feel safe, regulated and ready to meet our expectations. We will gain a new understanding about “the why” of childhood behavior and learn strategies to support kids, improve their behavior and help them thrive.
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Workshop: Re-Framing Behavior: How Understanding Safety, Regulation and a Child’s Sensory Needs Can Help Us Shift From “Managing” Their Behavior to Improving It
Behavioral interventions have been the primary strategy when working with people who are having difficulty meeting expectations. We offer rewards and reinforcers to try and motivate children to comply, assuming it’s a motivation problem that’s preventing them from engaging. Very often, professionals say these strategies “work”, but with all of the new knowledge we have about brain function, we have to ask ‘works for who?’ and ‘at what cost do these strategies work?’ Understanding how the brain influences behavior and learning will help change our approach to how we support children with concerning behaviors, and positively change the trajectory of their progress, and our relationship with them.
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