This video is a Recorded Popup Webinar: Harnessing The Power of Showing Up.
What’s a popup webinar? A somewhat impromptu learning opportunity that won’t be around for long.
Why this topic? Well, Barb and I just recorded a conversation with THE Dr. Dan Siegel, co-author of The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired. We learned so much…that we wanted to create an opportunity where we could dig into things with you!
Basically, we are took what we learned and applied it to a common preschool challenge (described below). Specifically, unpacked how to apply the four S’s (safe, seen, soothed, and secure) from the work of Drs. Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson to situations that are challenging.
- Overview of 4 S’s at 5:00
- First “S” – Save at 7:23
- Second “S” – Seen at 20:59
- Third “S” – Soothed at 30:36
- Fourth “S” – Secure at 41:30
Scenario: Preschool classroom serving 12-24 children where the teachers struggle to soothe, read, and/or connect with at least one children who has a diagnosis of autism. Typically, when adults approach the child, the child often runs away. When adults ask the child questions, the child often does not respond. And when adults offer coping strategies they sometimes work and sometimes they don’t.
Show Notes
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Resources on the topic of stressors:
What children really need [podcast] download [pdf]: For this podcast, Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, Ph.D. discusses the differences between a need and a want to support you child’s development. The three main themes are on what we think a child wants/needs, recognizing the differences between a want and a need, and younger children exposed to early childhood stressors (Length: 17 minutes, 22 seconds).
Practice Point about stressors [pdf]: Based upon the work of Stewart Shanker and the Mehrit Center: Five Primary Domains of Stress from Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child; and The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, this handout describes common stressors for young children, as well as an alphabetical summary of stressors teachers may be able to address through classroom design and instruction.
5 Domains – 3 resources:
- [pdf 1]: The Self-Regulation Strategies in the 5 Domains provide strategies for you to use with your child to improve self-regulation. This checklist consist of these domains: Biological, Emotion, Cognitive, Social, and Prosocial (6 pages).
- [pdf 2]: Dr. Stuart Shanker highlights on The Shanker Self-Reg Framework on improving self-regulation. This article provides key points describing each of the 5 domains of self-regulation. (5 pages)
- [pdf 3]: The 5 Domains of Self-Regulation provides examples of stressors for each domain (4 pages).
- Infographics [link]
- Examples of how to reduce when it comes to transitions [blog]
- Tantrums vs. meltdowns [link]
Reducing stressors [pdf]: A “Brain Architects” Guide For Reducing ECE Stressors is an informational guide for you to communicate with your children to reduce signs of stress (1 page).
10 strategies for helping children with autism to self-regulate [pdf]: Barbara Avila from the Synergy Autism Center presents 10 way to reduce stressors for curiosity to thrive in children with autism with examples such as forming partnerships and allowing processing time for your child.
Resources on Teach Before the Peak and Teaching in the Green Zone:
Planned Ignoring
FB Live [YouTube]
- Transcript [pdf]
Wait for green before you go – Podcast 37; Downloadable infographic [pdf]
Seeing the child behind the behavior [pdf]: In this Pre-K Teach and Play podcast episode, Laura Fish and Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak share how early educators can broaden their perspective around the “causes” for challenging behavior. You will learn how to discover the “why” behind a child’s behavior and how to align teaching practices with children’s basic needs and drives (Length: 59 minutes, 39 seconds).
- Hug the monkey [pdf]: “Hug the Monkey” is an exercise derived from Dr. Rick Hanson for children to feel recognition, inclusion, respect and love and talking through their feelings (1 page).
- Pet the lizard [pdf]: “Pet the Lizard” is an exercise derived from Dr. Rick Hanson for children to feel safe when they feel scared. This includes a calm and happy lizard coloring page for your child (2 pages).
Understanding the red, green, & blue zones w/Dr. Dan Siegel [article]: From Dr. Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson’s book “Yes Brain”, you will learn how saying “yes” encourages children to explore and build resiliency. and children shut down as they are told “no”. The article also includes an interview with Dr. Dan Siegel explaining his book and his approach to effective parenting (Length: 35 minutes, 6 seconds).
Intro video for TBP [YouTube]: Young children are learning how to self-regulate and be in touch with their emotions during early education. Join Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, Ph.D. to discuss “teaching before the peak”, the optimal time for learning for children leading to academic success (Length: 3 minutes, 55 seconds).
Longer video (all three parts) of TBP [YouTube]: Are you an educator or parent wanting to understand your child’s behaviors in the classroom or at home? Join Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak to hear an overview on “teaching before the peak”, “weather the storm”, and “reconnect afterwards” (Length: 15 minutes, 29 seconds).
TBP handout (shareable) [pdf] – This is a diagram on “teaching before the peak” showing the optimal time for teaching and learning and when not to teach children.