It's a Brain Thing!

In this episode, we go through Chapter 5 of Dr. Mona Delahooke's "Beyond Behaviors." We cover early dysregulation issues that appear to resolve (but don't), difficulties with sleep, and understanding the specifics of our children's sensory systems. With this knowledge, we can continue to help their brains feel safe, putting them in a place to connect and learn.

In this episode, we go through Chapter 4of “Beyond Behaviors”, understanding that a child’s safety must be the adult’s priority if we are to effectively address challenging behaviors. In addition to thinking about how our child responds when under stress, we must also look at how our own bodies and brains respond when triggered, leading us to build our own set of coping skills. Once we can do this, we can begin the process of co-emotional regulation.

In this episode, Dr. Delahooke takes us through the sensory processing system how it links to trauma and dysregulation. Make sure to fill out the included sensory sheets!

In this episode, Nate finishes up Chapter 2 by going through the three different polyvagal Pathways: Green (ventral vagal), Red (sympathetic). and Blue (dorsal vagal).

These pathways are important to understand so we can identify which type of dysregulation our child may be going through, allowing us to explore better proactive and reactive responses. You can find worksheets with additional information in the book!

In this episode, we go through the first part of Chapter 2, which talks about developmental processes. This is extremely relevant to FASD, and gives us insights into 1) why kids may not have fully developed early processes and 2) why traditional or punishment-based responses do not work.

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In this episode, Nate takes you through his thoughts on the introduction and chapter one of Dr. Delahook's book, "Beyond Behaviors".

We will talk about why Dr. Delahook believes common and punitive-based responses to behaviors aren't helpful for children with sensitive nervous systems or histories of trauma. She also introduces us to Polyvagal Theory, which is the basis for the current direction trauma-informed practice is moving.

How do our brains learn music? How does our executive functioning help us learn? Why do some things get easier with time?

Make sure to order “Beyond Behaviors” by Dr. Mona Delahooke, PhD. for our upcoming book club. Our next episode will feature Chapter 1!

• Cadence (Indre’s podcast about music and the brain) - https://www.indreviskontas.com/potowski-av

• Inquiring Minds (I love this podcast!!!) - https://inquiring.show

• Great Courses: Brain Myths Exploded by Dr. Indre Viskontas - https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/brain-myths-exploded-lessons-from-neuroscience.html

• Great Courses: 12 Essential Scientific Concepts - https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/12-essential-scientific-concepts.html

Matt Walker “Why We Sleep” – https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144324/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1586723800&sr=8-2

Nate wants to check in with you all! We’ll talk about the podcast, Nate’s life, Nate’s upcoming book, and a book club that we will be starting for a different book!

Make sure to order Dr. Mona Delahook’s book “Beyond Behaviors: : Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges” for our upcoming book club! https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Behaviors-Compassion-Understand-Behavioral/dp/1683731190 Nate will be back soon with a normal podcast!

In this episode, Nate and Jill talk about the end of summer, transitioning back to school, and strategies for managing extracurricular activities, plus updates about the new episode format, and some big news from Jill!