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The Adolescent Brain - Dan Siegel
#DrDanSiegel #Development #Connection #TheAdolescentBrain #Neuroplasticity #RandomActsofKindnessFoundation
Oct 11, 20191 min read


Neuroplasticity
“You can influence & you can make a positive change in a child’s life - and in an adult’s life - all the way through because of the...
Apr 2, 20191 min read


Flipping your lid
The 'Hand Model of the Brain' is a really easy way to explain and visualise what happens when we become disregulated... "The power of...
Feb 12, 20191 min read


Tap-in Tap-out
“Sometimes teachers need a minute to take a breath and refocus. A tap-in, tap-out strategy allows them to call in support so they can...
Jan 27, 20191 min read


Mathew Portell on transitioning to trauma-informed practices
Earlier this year Edutopia published, “An Inside Look at Trauma-Informed Practices” about Fall-Hamilton Elementary School...
Oct 10, 20181 min read


Dr Karen Treisman on the importance of relationships
In her 2017 TEDx talk, Dr Treisman talks about the importance of forging good, healthy relationships and society-wide systems when it...
Oct 9, 20181 min read


ACEs
NHS Health Scotland produced this short animation to contribute to raising awareness about the impact of childhood adversity. #ACEs...
May 10, 20181 min read


Building Resilience
“Families play a very important role but nobody raises a child in isolation... teachers, coaches, other adults in the community... help...
May 8, 20181 min read


The Science of Resilience
The importance of connection and responsive relationships and in building resilience: “There is always an adult, or more than one adult...
May 8, 20181 min read


Open Dialogue
Open dialogue is alchemy. It’s a powerful Magic... Heather McGhee befriended Garry and later that year she wrote a follow up piece for...
Apr 30, 20181 min read


Be The One
“It takes a village to raise a child & it doesn’t matter what nationality, what race, we’re all from the human race. If you interact with...
Apr 30, 20181 min read


ACEs
“This short animated film has been developed to raise awareness of ACEs, their potential to damage health across the life course and the...
Apr 22, 20181 min read


Dr Bruce Perry & Dr Jim Garbardino Talk Babies
Dr Bruce Perry (The Child Trauma Academy) and Dr Jim Garbardino (Centre for the Human Rights of Children at Loyola University Chicago)...
Apr 9, 20181 min read


Resilience Trailer
Resilience is a documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a new movement to treat and prevent...
Apr 4, 20181 min read


Exposure to Violence and a Child’s Developing Brain
Dr Bruce Perry (The Child Trauma Academy) and Linda Chamberlain (Alaska Family Violence Prevention Project) discuss the the impact of...
Apr 2, 20181 min read


The Still Face Experiment
Dr Ed Tronick’s Still Face Experiment - A lesson in responsiveness and relational repair... The experiment was recreated with Dads... A...
Mar 27, 20181 min read


“It’s changed the way I see everyone”
“This story has had more impact on me than practically anything I’ve ever done.” – Oprah Winfrey on this Sunday’s 60 Minutes story about...
Mar 10, 20181 min read


60 Minutes - Treating Childhood Trauma
“Unless you fix the trauma... the hole in the soul - where the wounds started - you’re working on the wrong thing.” For years we have had...
Mar 6, 20181 min read


Dr Nadine Burke Harris on Toxic Stress
“Today most parents are aware that secondhand smoke is really bad for kids, everyone has to wear a seatbelt, and lead is a neurotoxin. We...
Mar 1, 20181 min read


One less gun
Gun owner Scott Pappalardo decided to destroy his AR-15 rifle in response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school shooting. He posted...
Feb 20, 20181 min read
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