1. Promoting Emotional Health in Children
Rhett McKenzie, MAMFC, LPC, NCC

2. Into the Woods –Sondheim and Lapine
“Careful the things you say,
Children will listen.
Careful the things you do,
Children will see.
And learn.
Children may not obey,
But children will listen.
Children will look to you
For which way to turn,
To learn what to be.
Careful before you say,
‘Listen to me.’
Children will listen.”

3. Areas We’ll Address Understanding the Brain Not Behavior Focused
Empathy
Structure and Nurture
Positive Reinforcement

4. Continued Areas See the Good Self Regulation Use Words
Rupture and Repair

5. Understanding the Brain
3 Levels to Our Brain
Emotional Brain
Thinking Brain
Development

6. Not Behavior Focused Behaviors Are Symptoms What is the Need?
Be Relationship Focused

7. Empathy Feel What They Feel Talk Emotional Brain to Them
Let Them See Your Emotions

8. Structure and Nurture Set Boundaries Enforce Boundaries
Parental Consistency
Love and Nurture

9. Positive Reinforcement
Earning Privileges
Rewarding Good Behavior
A Bribe??? So What!!!

10. See The Good
Look for Ways to Reward
5:1 Ratio
Positive Focused

11. Self Regulation
Teach Regulation
Coping Skills
Sensory Input

12. Use Words Build an Emotional Vocabulary Communication Skills
Conflict Resolution

13. Rupture and Repair We’re Going to Make Mistakes
Model Confession, Apology, Seek Forgiveness
Helps in Brain Integration

14. Resources The Whole Brained Child by Dan Siegel
The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis
Parenting from the Inside Out by Dan Siegel
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