Agnès Dupin

[Susan Hopkins, EdD @susanhopkins5]

How to talk about #coronavirus with our kids?

Here is a 3-minute listen + a very helpful (and funny in places) comic that you could read together with your kids (in English and Chinese).

#selfreg #reducestressload

https://t.co/2tBkhvjSIj

[Stuart Shanker & Co. @StuartShanker]

The more we learn about the dynamics of the Interbrain, the more we understand how our limbic systems are wired to be instantly calmed by a calm limbic system. #SelfReg

[The MEHRIT Centre @Self_Reg]

Stressors in the Emotion Domain include strong emotions, both positive (over-excited) and negative (anxiety) and often interact and multiply stressors in other domains. 👉🏻 https://t.co/0ciFXCwWn9

[The MEHRIT Centre @Self_Reg]

Hidden stressors are everywhere. Something that is not a #stressor for you might be one for someone else! We have compiled a list of some example stressors in all 5 domains.

Download the list here to help increase your own stress awareness: https://t.co/qAghzXDLEO

[Stuart Shanker & Co. @StuartShanker]

Hard to believe we've been at this for 300 days already! 🎉 To celebrate the final stretch of my #Shanker365 series, here's a classic for #Day300.

[Stuart Shanker & Co. @StuartShanker]

"#SelfReg is not about forcing ourselves to behave in a certain way: it is about understanding that children & teens may lack, not just the verbal ability to tell us what they’re feeling but more fundamentally, the self-awareness to even know what they’re feeling." #WhatWeBelieve

[The MEHRIT Centre @Self_Reg]

How visually busy is your #classroom? In this article, researchers found that #children in highly #decorated classrooms were more #distracted, spent more time #OffTask & had smaller #learning gains - generally creating #stress for students. Read more here: https://t.co/D9RaRJhAlM

[Stuart Shanker & Co. @StuartShanker]

When looking at the impact of stress, remember
🌡 Humans experience 3 levels of stress: positive, tolerable, and toxic
🌡 Prolonged activation of the stress response system, in absence of protective relationships, can compromise/interfere with the optimal development of #SelfReg

[The MEHRIT Centre @Self_Reg]

A person in a state of #depression is often encouraged to seek help, yet the state of a #depressed person’s #stress system is usually such that, if anything, it would be harder than normal for them to ask for #help.

Read more from @StuartShanker:: https://t.co/P0ZZ3UklST

[Stuart Shanker & Co. @StuartShanker]

What do adolescents need adults to remember?
🌻 They're still a work in progress
🌻 They become attached to their peer group a biological drive that contributed to the survival of the human species
🌻 They still need adults' support

Our mantra should be progress, not perfection!

[Stuart Shanker & Co. @StuartShanker]

"When children are highly stressed, or in fight or flight, they shift from social or learning brain to survival brain. This makes it harder for them to think, make decisions, understand others and express themselves." #WhatWeBelieve

[OASW @ON_SocialWork]

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay focused on Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World. Join this important conversation at OASW's Provincial Conference in November with over 25 sessions dedicated to discussion of mental health across the lifespan: https://t.co/7V1LZkUyNT

[Stuart Shanker & Co. @StuartShanker]

As much as possible, try asking yourself, “What’s the stress here?” as opposed to always jumping to, “What’s the right consequence?” As much as possible, deal with stress first. #WhatWeBelieve

[Self Regulation Institute @SelfRegInst]

Can exposure to #nature which, can support #restoration in the #SelfReg framework, improve student #learning? Yes, says new study. “We found a main effect of greenness—more specifically, school tree cover—for school performance in math.” https://t.co/J3QkuPAs1K #evidence

[The MEHRIT Centre @Self_Reg]

The natural state is for kids to do well, and if they are not, #SelfReg has us ask "why can't they - YET?".
What #barriers are in the child's way?
How can the child be supported to succeed?

Artist: Kristin Wiens

[Agnès Dupin @ADFamilyTherapy]

So true!

[Stuart Shanker & Co. @StuartShanker]

"Much of the time, the way we describe behaviour has little to do with the other person. It’s more about how behaviour makes us feel. So when we describe a child’s behaviour as annoying, that is usually more about our experience than the child’s behaviour." #WhatWeBelieve

[The MEHRIT Centre @Self_Reg]

“Self-reg might take longer but I think I will keep trying.” Nadine Osbourne

A terrific creative writing piece demonstrating the power of a teacher-child relationship when the #teacher is practicing and teaching #SelfReg.

Read the full piece here: https://t.co/ra9EuE4x2Y

[Stuart Shanker & Co. @StuartShanker]

What's the best way to handle a child that is too excited, too stressed, and can't get their emotions under control? Take a listen as I chat about relearning calmness with @PatsKarvelas on The Drawing Room podcast (airs on @RadioNational + @ABC_NewsRadio): https://t.co/2T7TLaEHPB

[Agnès Dupin @ADFamilyTherapy]

Driving with kids can sometimes be challenging: here is how to intervene in a connecting way