![]() We are brushing off our lesson plans and brushing up on our pedagogy skills. We spend our break time dreaming up new ways to bring extra sparkle to your Kindermusik experience. It means we have been working behind the scenes getting ready for a brand new season of joy and music making with you! Our summer break is anything but. What does this mean for us at Song of the Heart Studios? Crossing guards, 20 mph school zones, and yellow busses slow down our morning commutes once more. There’s a nervousness in the air for the adults about the new Delta variant. There’s an excitement in the air for children as they return to school. You can’t find a pencil case to save your life. It’s that time of year again! There’s been a run on school supplies and the stores are wiped out. We know how hard it is to be a caregiver. Partnering with them might mean removing them from the classroom temporarily so reduce stimulation so you can co-regulate their nervous system and bring them back to calm.įifth, remember we’re all in this together. That way you can connect and scaffold, but you can also prevent any potential dangers in the environment or with the other children. Partnering with them might mean going with them as they explore the room. You need to teach them self-regulation through modeling and co-regulation. Getting on their level, calming their nervous system, then solving the problem.įourth, remember you are your child’s PARTNER. This will trigger their mirror neurons and they’ll begin to slow their breathing. Catch their attention with a sharp intake of breath and a gentle touch on their elbow. ![]() Then you can co-regulate with them or help them find a solution to their problem or just validate their feelings.īut this time, make sure your child sees you do it. Instead of focusing on the behavior, identify what your child is trying to communicate. Your child is hitting? They are frustrated that they aren’t getting their way. Your child is screaming? They are having big emotions about something and they need help regulating those emotions. Your child is running laps around the room? They are telling you they are learning through their body and need physical stimulation. Second, recognize that ALL behavior is communication. It is proven that 3+ breaths can calm your nervous system, bring your brain up to an executive functioning state, and allow you to be in control. The first step in co-regulation is to regulate yourself. You cannot help your child manage their behavior if you cannot manage your own. So if you have one of those kids that seems hard to control, this post is for you.įirst, breathe. They just came wired that way.īut we do know that there are some socially unacceptable behaviors that we have to try to manage when we are out with our kid in public. It is not a reflection of you as a parent if your child creates a ruckus in class. If your child is a runner or a screamer or a thrower that also is not because of your parenting. But truthfully your kid just came wired that way and it probably doesn’t have much to do with your parenting. If they are reserved and prefer to learn through observing, then people think they are well behaved and the parents are doing a good job. What we mean by that is that your child is who they are. We also know that parents have very little “control” over their children. We know the feeling of judgment when our child acts out in public. Something we educators notice during our classes is that very often the caregivers in class have rising stress levels as they try to control their child’s behavior.
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