Thread by @LynburnNurture

I ran a primary 1 parent workshop as part of the intensive support strategies we have put into place in the early years. We explored issues families families face, parents wrote them on post it notes. We then discussed if the issue was a symptom, trigger/cause, or influence...

Together, we learnt that BEHAVIOUR was the overall symptom and the only way young children know how to communicate their stress.

Parents were taken back to learn the part of the brain that is responsible for impulse control, communication, planning, predicting, learning, and self regulation isn't fully developed until late 20s. And yet we expect children to master these complex skills at a young age.

We explored how we can communicate with the nervous systems through the senses, and how children need thousands of examples of adults to help them navigate big, overwhelming, emotions before their under developed regulatory systems can work independently #RegulateRelateReason

Getting to know this incredible group of parents today has helped to identify next steps. It was clear from our discussions exploring attachment & rupture/repair cycle will be useful. Thank goodness for the skills I learnt during #DaringVentures @cisweb @TIGERS_UK @suzannezeedyk