1. Biological Essentials Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc.

2. Biology of Brain Development Major Concepts Progressive Development of the BrainProgressive Development of the Brain Critical WindowsCritical Windows Nature vs NurtureNature vs Nurture: genetics vs environment

3. Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc. Brain: Side View cortex limbic system brainstem midbrain

4. Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc. myelin sheath cell body Neurons axon dendrites

5. Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc. Cortex Occipital -vision Parietal - touch Temporal - language Frontal - thought, logic, reason Frontal Occipital Parietal Temporal

6. Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc. Repeated Experiences Become Encoded In Memory As Expectations And Then As Mental Models Which Help The Child Develop An Internal Sense Of A Secure Base In The World. And Then As Mental Models Which Help The Child Develop An Internal Sense Of A Secure Base In The World. (Siegel)

7. Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc. Positive Attachment Model About Himself : 1. I am worthwhile/wanted 2. I am safe 3. I am capable About Caretakers: 1. They are available 2. They are responsive 3. They meet my needs

8. Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc. Attachment: Outcomes Nurturing/stimulation: competence, confidence Limits/structure: self-control, affect regulation Conversation/interaction: reflection, judgment, analysis

9. Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc. Negative Attachment Model About Herself : 1. I am worthless 2. I am unsafe 3. I am impotent About Caretakers : 1. They are unresponsive 2. They are unreliable 3. They are threatening, dangerous, rejecting

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11. Our Lives Are Shaped By Those Who Love Us… and by Those Who Refuse to Love Us. Fr. John Powel, S.J.

12. Relationships Repetition Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc.

13. For these are all our children, we will profit we will profit or or lose, by whatever lose, by whatever they become. J ames Baldwin J ames Baldwin Wisconsin Council on Children & Families, Inc.