Beyond behaviors Using brain science and compassion to understand and solve children's behavioral challenges
Book - 2019
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- Published
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Eau Claire, WI :
PESI Publishers
[2019]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xiii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781683731191
- Introduction
- Part 1. Understanding Behaviors
- Chapter 1.
- Revealing the Hidden, Adaptive Benefits of Behaviors
- What's Wrong With the Status Quo?
- A New Way of Understanding Behaviors
- A Developmental Iceberg
- Neuroception: A Guiding Principle
- Chapter 2.
- Top-Down or Bottom Up? Before We Respond to Behavior, We Need to Understand Its Origin
- Top-Down or Bottom-Up?
- Functional Emotional Development
- The Processes of Social-Emotional Development
- The Pathways of the Autonomic Nervous System
- Chapter 3.
- Individual Differences
- Individual Differences Contribute to Observable Behaviors
- The Physical Body and Behavioral Control
- Sensory Processing: How We Understand the World
- Behaviors Influenced by Feelings
- Behaviors Influenced by Thoughts and Feelings
- The Importance of a Team Approach
- Part 2. Solutions
- Chapter 4.
- Safety Is the Starting Point
- Personalized Attunement
- Determining Neuroceptive State
- What is Stress?
- Children Need Adults for Co-Regulation
- Providing Cues of Relational Safety for Children
- Chapter 5.
- Addressing What Underlies Behavior: Working on Challenges from the Bottom Up
- Inquire About the Child's History and Track Behaviors
- Determine What Circumstances Contribute to the Child's Distress
- Address Developmental Challenges
- De-Escalation Strategies
- Chapter 6.
- Working on Challenges from the Body Up to the Top Down
- Play as a Neural Exercise
- Play Basics
- Teaching a Child to Recognize and Name his/her Autonomic State
- Helping Children Find Their Own Solutions
- Finding Opportunities for Top-Down Thinking
- Part 3. Neurodiversity, Trauma, and Looking to the Future
- Chapter 7.
- Behaviors in Autism and Neurodiversity: Handle with Care
- The Importance of Presuming Competence
- Behaviors and Autism
- Interpreting Behaviors in Neurodiverse Individuals
- Behaviors Have Meaning
- Modeling Awareness and Self-Compassion
- Chapter 8.
- Supporting Behavioral Challenges in Children Exposed to Toxic Stress and Trauma
- The Impact of Early Adverse Experiences on Brain Development
- The Problem with Rewards and Punishments
- Targeting Relationships, Not Behaviors
- Disciplinary Techniques Not Recommended for Children
- Chapter 9.
- Hope for the Future and Plenty to Do Now
- Combating the Negativity Bias
- Hardwiring Happiness
- Creating Positive, Enriching Experiences
- Quantity Matters
- Resources
- Notes
- Index
