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34 lines
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# The Whole Brain Child
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Chaos - Integration - Rigidity
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## Using both sides of the brain
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1. "Connect & Redirect": Respond to emotional reactions in an emotive way
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(right brain to right brain)., then switch to a logical solution once the
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child is calm.
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2. "Name it to tame it": Recount a painful experience in a way that addresses
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the emotions that the child felt and shows that there is something to be
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learned from the experience.
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## Developing and integrating the upstairs brain
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3. "Engage, don't enrage": Appeal to the upstairs brain: respond to meltdowns
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and tantrums by prompting the child to use their upstairs brain.
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4. "Use it or lose it": Exercise decision making & don't rescue children from
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the consequences of minor bad decisions. Teach children how to make good
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decisions when upset. Prompt children to practice self-understanding. Prompt
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children to practice empathy and seek to understand other people. Challenge
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children with questions of morality.
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5. "Move it or lose it": Use physical exertion to calm anger or fear.
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## Integrating implicit and explicit memories.
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6. Replay memories. Re-tell stories of traumatic events to reason about what
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happened and understand why those events caused feelings of fear, anger etc.
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7. "Remember to remember": Prompt children to recall their experiences e.g. by
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asking them to recall select details. Make a game of it.
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