Saturday, May 28, 2011

Coming Soon

A series of expectations- redirects-etc- it is a great curriculum and can not wait to share it with you-
Keep going you all will make it-take some time for yourself and alway know you are not a lone-

Sunday, May 01, 2011

Gentling- Dr Krill

Gentling By Dr Krill
p. 177
Stress disordered children need more affirmation, more guidance,and praise then other children. They are often insecure and can not self evaluate very well so adults need to offer more frequent assessments-

A child with stress disorder will often rush through assignments and tasks, This is a sign they are stressed. Their rushing is a form of "flight"

Learn individuals signs of stress - often they are labeled "oppositional" or attention deficit but really are expressing stress signs. some become forgetful, clingy and generally regress in their behavior. Stress disorders often mimic other disorders

p. 201 One way to understand a stressed child is to think of a glass of water: we all have some stress in the glass, however a child with a stress disorder the glass is nearly always full. When enough stress is collected it will overflow with behaviors. If signs of stress are spotted early and responded properly there can be very good results

Adults in contact with a child with stress disorder needs to know child's cues or triggers. these can be very dramatic or can be subtle and hard to see.
A cue can be something in the environment that reminds them of the trauma (often unconsciously)- a smell, a taste, a noise, a tone of voice, physcial gesture or even just a thought.