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Todays Focus Developing Brain, Connection Self-Regulation, & INTERNAL CLIMATE Mind The Gap: “The Moment” ACTING OUT MANAGING EMOTIONS

Transition BE PRESENT…….. BE HERE……. EXPERIENCE THE “NOW” MOMENT

Today’s Challenges: What are challenges children face being a child in todays time?

Today’s Challenges:  Over Scheduled  Pushed Development  Social Media = Global  Performance Pressure Exposure  Rising Anxiety  Divorcing Parents  Diet (processed foods)  Cultural Differences  Drugs, Sex, Addiction  Lack of Sleep  Poverty  No Time to Play  Lack of Parent Time (work)  Peer Pressure

Tomorrow’s Skills: What skills and characteristics do you want to teach children to support them in becoming successful, contributing members of their community as young adults?

Tomorrow’s Skills:  Communication  Connection: Self, Family and Community  Problem Solving  Team Work, Work Ethics  Resilience  Responsibility  Respect for Self/Others  Accountability  Patience  Self-Discipline/Control  Empathy  Cooperation  Humor, Honesty  Appreciation/Gratitude  Good Health  Enthusiasm for Life/Learning  Compassion

Self-Regulation: The ability to control or modulate one’s emotions, wants, impulses and actions. • A student’s ability to recognize and name emotions is an important step in learning self-regulation. • Self-regulation depends on the prefrontal cortex and provides the basis for all social skills, success in joining groups, flexibility and self-discipline. What We Know: Research

Regulation & Ability to Cultivate Calm Ultimately means………. To be available to interact and connect. Provides:  Basis for all social skills  Success in joining/working with groups  Flexibility  Self Discipline

Why Self-Regulation is Important: Childhood Anxiety Continues To Rise "Anxiety has increased substantially among children and college age students over the last three decades," says Jean M. Twenge, PhD, a psychologist with Case Western Reserve University Study states caused by: in Cleveland, Ohio Decreases in social & internal connectedness Increases in environmental dangers & daily long term stress http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20001214/childhood-anxiety-on-the-rise

Article: http://ideas.time.com/2013/09/26/the-drama-of-the-anxious-child/ Nowadays, the number of children with a diagnosable anxiety disorder has skyrocketed  Up to 25% 1 : 4 (2013)  Up another 17% (2018) According to: National Institute of Mental Health 11

Self Regulation is a critical skill! • Model • Teach • Practice With practice new brain pathways are built!

Activity : Hand Model of the Brain Dr. Dan Siegel

Activity : ASK --- vs --- TELL Asking with true curiosity!

ACTIVITY: Wheel of Feelings SAD – MAD – GLAD -SCARED

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