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Parents, care providers, teachers, and others involved in the support of very young children seem to struggle with how we help children “behave.” How do we teach children the coping skills that foster resiliency, to provide the social emotional tools needed to function successfully as they grow? Many strategies for intervening have been introduced – behavior modification, time out, and sometimes referrals for diagnostic labels. Especially, for the most complex children these strategies often fail to yield the desired results. Adults in families, schools, and communities seem to feel that “nothing works.” Early experiences in “failure” for young children can, then, become a lifelong pattern. Fortunately, from brain research and work on attachment, we have come to understand the important role of helping children learn to regulate at developmentally appropriate levels and to understand the role that significant adults in their world have in engaging in co-regulation. This workshop will focus on understanding attachment and connection in relationships, and will introduce practical strategies to engage with the youngest of children as co-regulators. The focus will center on how this impacts children’s behaviors and functioning in all settings.
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