Nikki Scarfone

Mom to 3 boys | Wife | She/Her | Program Coordinator CMEY (OAP)

[ONTSpecialNeeds @ONTSpecialNeeds]

ALL are welcome here!

[Nikki Scarfone @ScarfoneNikki]

Celebrating The Autism Community

[ONTSpecialNeeds @ONTSpecialNeeds]

Children with #ADHD have so many gifts! #reframeADHD

[Bell Let's Talk @Bell_LetsTalk]

Thank you Canada for taking action on #BellLetsTalk Day! There is not just one day or one way to take action. Let's keep the momentum going - together we can create real change in mental health.

[Nikki Scarfone @ScarfoneNikki]

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[The MEHRIT Centre @Self_Reg]

"Adults who work with and care for children need to pay close attention to their own self-regulation. The better we can remain optimally regulated, the better we can help a student to achieve optimal regulation." ~ Stuart Shanker
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#ShankerWisdom #SelfReg

[Dr. Lori Desautels @desautels_phd]

So critical to understand!

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Just because a cry is attention-seeking does not make it any less worthy of your attention.

Young children use cries to communicate a wide variety of needs - often tapping into tears when they lack the verbal abilities to sufficiently express their needs/feelings.

That doesn’t make these cries “fake.” Think of them, instead, as messages your child isn’t yet prepared to express otherwise.

I can’t get enough of this little one, who takes the time to get comfortable and position herself properly on the floor before launching into her cry.

It’s a great illustration of how a cry can be simultaneously planful and legitimate.

So take heed.

This sweet little one was shared to TT by moderndaystork.

[Nikki Scarfone @ScarfoneNikki]

@carrieunderwood @GreyCupFestival Absolutely amazing show. What a performer... the voice is just perfection.

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

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[Pauline Johnson Elementary School @PJ_HWDSB]

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is September 30. We encourage all students and families to wear orange on Friday, September 29th, to honour the children whose lives were lost and the survivors of Residential Schools.

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Basic neuroscience. 🧠🌱

[ONTSpecialNeeds @ONTSpecialNeeds]

Every student in Ontario deserves to learn in a safe and inclusive environment. Let's celebrate diversity, promote acceptance, and support LGBTQ2S+ inclusion in our schools! 🌈❤️ #LGBTQ2S+ #InclusiveEducation #OntarioSchools

[The MEHRIT Centre @Self_Reg]

"The idea behind reframing in a psychological context is that when, for example, you look at a child's behaviour through a self-control lens you may see opposition, but look at it through a #SelfReg lens and what you see if fight-or-flight." ~ Stuart Shanker

#ShankerWisdom

[Nikki Scarfone @ScarfoneNikki]

Happy first week and day to all educators, students and families. I'd like to say I didn't have tears as my not so little ones walked into Grades 5 and 2... but that would be a lie!

[The MEHRIT Centre @Self_Reg]

"Self-Reg builds up the foundation that makes it possible for a child to rise to some new physical, emotional, cognitive , social or prosocial challenge." ~ Stuart Shanker
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#ShankerWisdom #SelfReg

[The MEHRIT Centre @Self_Reg]

"A stress cycle means you have gone from self-regulating to self-dysregulating: over-reactive to stresses, internal as well as external, in a way that ensures you will stay stressed." ~ Stuart Shanker
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#ShankerWisdom #SelfReg

[Pam Damoff 🇨🇦 @PamDamoff]

Today Terry Fox would have turned 65 years old. He will forever be the young hero who changed the face of ground-breaking cancer research when cancer stole him from us at such a young age. You can join this year’s Terry Fox Run on September 17th in communities across Canada.

[ONTSpecialNeeds @ONTSpecialNeeds]

ALL behaviour is communication. ALL of it.

[Nikki Scarfone @ScarfoneNikki]

Wishing educators, children, and parents a wonderful summer ahead. My count down differs now that I work in the summer again 🤷🏼‍♀️ but looking forward to creating memories over the next couple of months 😎🚣‍♀️🏊‍♂️🤸‍♀️🧘🏼‍♀️🎆🎉🌞🌅