The Voice of Early Childhood5 Feb 2024

The brain, behaviour and learning: Connecting the dots

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Prerna Richards is an early childhood education consultant who helps educators and parents/carers to understand children's behaviour and support their development of new skills required to change challenging behaviour. Prerna shares with us some 'aha' moments through real life examples of children, educators and parents, and offers practical solutions to try. The main takeaway from this episode is that you can't use shame or punishment to change children's behaviour, to change behaviour you need to teach a skill. Essentially, replacing an unhealthy or challenging behaviour with a learnt skill...but how do we do this?

Take a look below at all of the thought-provoking points addressed in this episode...

Episode breakdown:

00:49 - The 3 brain states
02:50 - The 7 F's displayed through behaviour
06:50 - Empowering children in communicating their need for space
09:25 - Dealing with biting
13:35 - The more you correct, the less you connect...
14:50 - You have to DSD...
20:00 - You have to play detective!
21:24 - Supporting a frightened child
22:44 - Fear creates a frozen brain
25:00 - Children lie when they are scared
25:35 - Fawning/people pleasing as a fear response
28:05 - 'You are safe, I'm here to help you'
29:58 - Switching from the survival to the emotional brain
31:25 - Asking for the child's voice
32:15 - Struggling as a mother and a teacher
34:15 - The problem with gentle parenting
35:25 - The need to be seen, heard, loved
36:50 - The 9 minute magic for parents and educators
39:32 - The learning brain - an evolving space
40:40 - 'Download your calm, don't upload their stress'
41:12 - Asking the 3 vital questions to
42:18 - The power of 'SAIL'
42:45 - The power of 'yet'
43:40 - Reflecting on a more personal level
45:44 - Children are born capable and intelligent
46:15 - Equipping children with life skills
47:00 - Changing the world by starting with the early years
47:25- Language to articulate, to understand and to be aware

Find out more on The Voice of Early Childhood website: www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com

If you liked this episode you might also like 'The brain that loves to play' with Dr Jacqueline Harding: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/the-brain-that-loves-to-play/

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