CURRICULUM
Let’s Talk About The Youngest Ones
Author: Alejandra Penalosa
Let’s talk about the youngest ones
Introduction
What is conscious discipline, what is systemic based therapy, who am I?
Our kids’ brains
Introduction to Conscious Discipline’s brain model, a simple way of understanding our survival state (brain stem), emotional state (limbic system) and executive state (prefrontal lobes).
Preparing to “go back to normal”
Tools for the return to work, daycares, and socializing after being in lockdown for the pandemic.
Understand your child, part 2: Development
Developmental stage/touchpoints.
Understand your child, part 3: family context
Family context.
Tips for smoother, easier days
Tools to help you tackle daily tasks, like the morning or night time routine.
The terrific two’s
Changing the narrative on the “terrible two’s”.
Tantrum management
Tools to help you navigate through the tantrums
– Self-regulation
– The power of “choices”
– Composure.
The assertive voice
Learning how to use our assertive voice, in order to help kids use theirs.
Belly breathing and building your safe place
(1) The importance of breathing, how to do it and how to teach children to do it.
(2) Building a safe place, a place of “time in”, where all emotions are welcomed
(2) Building a safe place, a place of “time in”, where all emotions are welcomed
Empathy
(1) Being empathetic with our children
(2) Teaching them empathy
(2) Teaching them empathy
Limits and consequences: natural, logical and problem solving
Understand each type, when they happen and how to implement them.
Potty learning versus potty training
Tips and methods to help your child transition from diapers to underwear.
Child Aggression
Identifying it and handling it.
