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Center on the Developing Child, Harvard ( 2018)
"Children who are struggling with these (executive functioning) capacities often look like children who just aren't paying attention or are deliberately not controlling themselves"
Resources I Would Like to Share
Each of the courses completed in this Master's of Early Childhood Education program have supported my thirst for a greater understanding of human development; especially in the early years, family and system dynamics, the power and influence of relationships and of course the ways in which I want to grow as an educator. The books and websites on this resource page align with the philosophies and perspectives shared throughout this masters program and have also served to inform and support the direction of my capstone project goals. For a deeper investigation of these resources and the ways in which they have provided the foundation, connection and nurturance for each of my goals please click on the hyperlinks provided.
Goal #1
To share the understanding that safe, caring relationships
and environments are essential for social and emotional learning that takes place within the early childhood
environment.
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
CASEL :The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning
Human Early Learning Partnership
Dr. Mona Delahooke
Goal #2
To highlight the significance of adult self-awareness and
self-management considering that parents, family members,
caregivers and educators play a role in a child's social and
emotional development.
Changing Results for Young Children
CARE: Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education
CALM: Comprehensive Approach to Learning Mindfulness/
The Calm Teachers Study
Self-Reg.ca Reframe Friday: YOU are the strategy
Kristen Neff: Self-Compassion
Goal # 3.
To share an understanding of ways to support adults in making a shift in how they interpret children's experiences and responses: At the same time, and through this shared understanding, to help the adult reconsider the child’s behaviors as a need for connection and safety and as a message of stress rather than misbehavior.
Dr. Adele Diamond, Child Development and the Brain:
Insight to Help Every Child Thrive
The MEHRIT Centre: Self-Reg.ca
Dr. Stephen Porges: The Polyvagal Theory
Dr. Mona Delahooke
Handbook of Mindfulness in Education: Integrating Theory and Research into Practice
A valuable resource supporting Teacher and student social and emotional well-being and highlighting the educational uses of mindfulness in schools. Editors, Schonert-Reichl and Roeser (2017).
Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Support Children's Behavioral Challenges
Dr. Mona Delahooke helps adults to make a shift in how they are understanding a child's challenging behaviors and why, especially during these stressful times, children need our compassion and relational safety. Delahooke (2019).
The most important question we should be asking ourselves...."are we observing an intentional misbehavior
or a stress response?" (Delahooke, 2019)
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