“There was not a police officer I knew who thought we could fix this.” says @karynmccluskey , co-founder of @vruscotland . Is that the problem? We tell ourselves we can’t fix big problems like violence, poverty, inequality? #BBCPanorama@katesilverton
“I’ve seen my mum once since I came in here, and that was on a inter-prison visit. My mum has been in prison most of my life.” THIS is why I work to have others understand ACES. #BBCPanorama@katesilverton
“What can I do to help you?”
“It’s 9.45am and the kids are just arriving and you aren’t reprimanding them for being late.” Nope! They aren’t. This is a trauma-informed approach! You know all about this at @clydebankhigh , right @gerrydiamond71 ? And you too @ruthsmckay at @PortobelloHigh . #BBCPanorama
“The people in Scotland I have spoken to believe passionately that a public health approach is making a difference.” says @katesilverton . Yes, we do. And public understanding of #ACES & @DocResilience has been a key element of that journey. @paulinescott222#BBCPanorama
As part of this thread I am creating, here are more insights on what Scotland has done to create this public shift in understanding stress & trauma. TONS of people have been involved. Here is the @ACEAwareNation conference in 2018. 2500 people attended. Grass roots initiative.
Here's 2019. Another @ACEAwareNation Conf. Another 2000 people attended, from across the UK. This wasn't govt-led. It is an event organised by 2 small independent orgs: @TIGERS_UK & @connectedbaby - determined that a public conversation about relationships would happen.
Here's Portobello Learning Festival @LfPorty held at @PortobelloHigh. 350+ school staff now turn up every year to talk about t power of relationships. Nobody required ths to happen. It grew out of public interst, led esp by @realdcameron & @ruthsmckay .
These are only a few examples of t many many events that hv sprung up across Scotlnd in t last few years that hv created a shift in public understandng of trauma, attachmnt, ACES & relatnships. We aren't leaving violence to police. This is up to all of us to sort. @katesilverton
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"What is it that we still don't get?"
This is t title of an insightful article writtn by Cliffe & Solvason in 2022 an academc journal called 'Power & Education' @PowerandEd . That quote is frm me.
This is a THREAD highlightng the important qstns they ask. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11…
2. "In t opening speech for @TIGERSEYAcad 2017, Zeedyk asks 'what is that we still don't get?' Her point is that EY educators are often still not gettng the importnce of relatnshps, at policy or practice level."
Yep. I still think this. Well done @TIGERS_UK for opening up debate.
@TIGERSEYAcad @TIGERS_UK 3. "The dilemma Zeedyk alluded to emerges clearly when human development is closely scrutinised....Relatnshps are key to a child's learning, developmnt & resilience - inside & outside EY provision."
Delighted to see the theorists cited: @grahammusic1, @MoralLandscapes, Trevarthen
A #BabyThread about the sophistication of baby teasing.
This latest post from @DanWuori has been getting lots of shares & many of you have tagged me. I thought I would highlight some of the nuances so noone misses its fabulous complexity. THREAD.
2. So what can we see? Well, first, there aren't just 2 of them in on this joke, but 3! I am guessing that Daddy is filming the interaction, because there are two points when the baby looks directly at the camera as he says 'Dada'. With that look, he pulls Daddy into the joke.
3. Second, this is an example of what developmental psychologst Vasu Reddy calls 'infant clowning'. These are "acts which infants repeat deliberately in order to re-elicit laughter from others". He's learned something of emotionally managing his mama.😀
https://t.co/6gB4L1QBWKcairn.info/revue-enfance1…
How the new challenges faced by women footballers help us in thinking about responses to increased “school violence”. An analogy I didn’t have time to draw on today in my intvw w/ @Fionasstalker on @BBCRadioScot . THREAD.
2. A piece in this weekend's @guardian describes the increased hamstring injuries faced by top female footballers. Playing more often in elite matches places new demands on them. "Coaching methods are failing to keep up." The article explains how coaching has to adapt & change.
3. The @guardian article explains clearly how hamstrings work. We get a helpful schematic drawing & a Quick Guide. "Injuries tend to occur during sudden movements. Footballers are at high risk." So we've linked t biology (physiology) of hamstrings to real life (football). Grand!
The “Behaviour Crisis” in schools is not going away. The pandemic has affected developmnt even of babies. We must stop searching for who to blame: kids, govt, parents, teachers, etc. We must understand human development (ie trauma). Let me explain. THREAD bbc.com/news/uk-scotla…
2. This 2022 study found a "striking decline" in t verbal, non-verbal & cognitive performance of babies born during the pandemic. These core capacities will affect all areas of developmnt as babies age. (I have talked about this study to many audiences.) medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
3. This 2021 report showed that yng childrn's language develpmnt had been affected. I hear abt delayed language everywhere. Strugglng to express yrself results in frustration, which leads to behaviour that adults often punish & then relational conflict. bbc.co.uk/news/education…
How @ScotGovEdu announcement of a Behaviour Summit is turning into a #DramaTriangle that scapegoats children - and what we can each do to stay out of that mindset, thereby helping both teachers AND children (and their parents). A THREAD. bbc.com/news/uk-scotla…
2. Yestrday I was quite vocal on Twitter, talking abt what I am watchng unfold as talk of ‘Youth Violence’ in Scotland unfurls across t media, Parliament, school staff rooms & third sector support organisations. By day’s end I was offerng analyses of absent words like “distress”.
3. Earlier in t day, I spent time at @BannermanHigh , deliverng an inservice ssn where I tried to help staff think abt trauma & stress. Many staff said they found it helpful. Some said I hadn’t offered enough practical ideas abt what teachers can DO to manage yng ppl’s behaviour.
Many of you told me you found my recent posts on psycho-history & Nazi Germany to be insightful. So I thought I would offer you another THREAD.
2. Here’s the book I am featuring - by the determined Robin Grille.
Here’s his point: “The ultimate source of advances in human civilisation can be found in the day-to-day innovations in child rearing invented in the relationships of each caretaker & child.”
3. He offers insights into the impacts of religious extremism. He emphasises this: “Scriptures cannot be blamed for their believers’ attitudes. Those who favour violence can find justifications in any text.”