In this article, Rick Hanson and Forest Hanson share lots of information about resiliency - where it comes from and how to cultivate it...
"Though it’s not a quick fix, you can change your brain for the better by working it the same way you would work a muscle. As you become more resilient in the face of life’s challenges, you move toward greater well-being and away from stress, worry, frustration, and hurt." Tags: Emotional Regulation, Emotional Intelligene, Parenting
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Listening is an important and lifelong skill. Being a good listener makes us better friends, parents, children, siblings, students, and partners. It can be tempting to think that listening only requires our ears but in order to truly listen, we need our whole body!
“Whole Body Listening” helps us remember the essential parts of our body required for truly hearing someone else’s message. We practice with our “eyes looking, ears listening, mouth quiet, brain thinking, and body still.” Sometimes it can be funny to see how important each of these parts of the body are to listening. For example, have you tried reading a picture book with your eyes closed? You sure miss a lot of clues, not to mention wonderful illustrations. Have you ever tried to listen to a favorite show while you or someone else was talking? It can be really hard to hear. Having our brain thinking about the message someone else is giving us is also a crucial part of listening. It’s amazing how much we can learn when we listen with our whole bodies. Listening skills are so important and like every skill, they require practice and modeling. If we want our children to listen to us, then we must take the time to model and truly listen to them when they have something important to share as well. We must model listening to each other in front of them as well. Happy listening and learning! Tags: Self-Regulation, Social Skills |
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