Picture this. You take your child to swimming class and it's a pretty unfamiliar environment. They haven't met the teacher before. It's noisy. It's all new and pretty overwhelming. It might also be quite enticing and interesting, but there's also a huge dose of new and unknown in there.   The time comes around for your child's lesson to start. And you take your child over to the edge of the pool. The teacher's standing in the pool, looking up. Checking the clock and saying, "just pass it to me. She'll be okay."   Your child does not agree. Your child is clinging to you. Crying screaming and quite simply not feeling ready to do what the teacher is asking.   We all learn best through connection, relationship building when we're in a calm headspace. When we're intrigued, when we're feeling supported. Put simply, nobody learns well when they're in a state of trauma.   Today we discuss why teaching kids through trauma isn't the way, and ideas for how teaching through connection can look.   Learn more with me about this topic and many others!   For Allied Health Professionals:

• Join me for the 1-day Neurodiversity Affirming Practice Workshop in Sydney – Tuesday 11th July 2023 – https://playlearnchat.com/neurodiversity-affirming-practice-1-day-sydney-workshop/
• Join me for the 1-day Neurodiversity Affirming Practice Workshop Online – Thursday 6th July 2023 – https://playlearnchat.com/neurodiversity-affirming-practice-1-day-online-workshop/

If those live dates don’t suit you, that’s OK! Loads of Neurodiversity Affirming Practice professional development is available for a discount when you bundle it up into the Learning Hub access – https://courses.playlearnchat.com/offers/S8HwcApW/checkout   And find your own pathway for Neurodiversity Affirming Practice professional learning here: https://playlearnchat.com/professionals/     For parents of preschool-aged autistic or possibly autistic children: Join my on-demand parent course Connect & Grow: https://playlearnchat.com/connect-and-grow-course/ Get 20% off for fabulous podcast listeners by using the code POD20