Kate Silverton Instagram – Why did I write my second book ‘there’s STILL no such thing as naughty’ out today … ?
I think the years from 5-12 can be some of the most challenging; with behaviour that can be confusing, sometimes concerning, even frightening on occasion … so how can we better understand our children, and help them to use their words to tell us how they’re feeling … not resort to fists or feet instead …
Today @bbcnews is covering the story of teachers being hit, spat at or worse, in school. This is NOT acceptable .. but if we are to tackle such dysregulated behaviour we must first understand the cause – and it comes from the nervous system – not naughty – understand that and we will understand everything about behaviour and help our children to better regulate their emotions and set out on a pathway to good future behaviour and mental health … we must better support teachers and empower them by sharing the science too … and, with the science we may reflect on punitive behaviour policies that shame or stigmatise children because, as I explain in my book, they may unfortunately be doing more harm than good when it comes to effecting the sort of behaviour that we want to see … | Posted on 28/Mar/2024 18:32:12
