- Case study of child diagnosed with selective mutism and social anxiety
- Calm quiet baby
- OK until school-age then expected to 'perform'
- School system too focused on cognitive/academic outcomes
- But we only attain these when we meet the needs of the 'lower brain' met
- Power of the 1st 1000s day interaction with environment grows brains 1,2,3 lower brain
- Frontal cortex top brain 4
- Strategy -ask children with anxiety "What's your worry rating?"
- Nature / Nurture - siblings within families will have inherited different predispositions towards anxiety from parents, life events can then be triggers to these children.
- Case study 2 - perfectionist but also gives up early
- Pulls hair out
- Traumatic start to life - earthquake
- Strategy "What's a great thing you did today?"
First 1000 days explained...
The brain is wiring and takes experiences from the first 1000s days and prepares for what it expects life to be like based on its initial experience.
Ahurumowai - "little paradise" young children kept close, safe, secure, feelings indulged keeps survival brain calm, able to bring online higher intelligence.
The 2 Brain Model
Bottom Brain
Limbix system development - early childhood social-emotional learning should be focus
Survival prime directive
only when safe, calm, and needs met can top brain kick in
Top Brain
Frontal Cortex development - kicks in 7 years higher learning
Responsible for - empathy, focus attention, frontal cortex - not in charge all the time
Metacognition - understanding how we think, research shows it's an important tool in teaching kids how we self regulate, take charge of our learning.
how we get back to our happy place
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