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Raising kids with big, baffling behaviors : brain-body-sensory strategies that really work / Robyn Gobbel ; foreword by Bonnie Badenoch, PhD ; illustrations by Steve Klein.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextCopyright date: ©2024Description: 269 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781839974281
  • 1839974281
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Contents:
Section 1. How to become the expert in your child's behaviors -- 1. What behavior really is and how to change it -- 2. Connection or protection: the science of felt safety -- 3. Trust me... your kid wants to be connected with you -- 4. What's regulation got to do with it? -- Section 2. Now let's "fix" those behaviors -- 5. Owls, watchdogs, and possums -- OH MY! -- 6. Parenting strategies that grow the Owl Brain -- 7. Parenting strategies for the Watchdog Brain -- 8. Parenting strategies for the Possum Brain -- 9. What to do when the Owl Brain returns -- Section 3. Why knowing isn't even half the battle -- 10. Why you can know how to respond and still not do it -- 11. How to become more tolerant of your child's behavior -- How not to flip your lid -- when you kid is flipping theirs.
Summary: Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied. You just need to look past the behavior and understand what's going on inside. Robyn decodes the latest brain science into easy-to-understand principles and metaphors to help you become an expert in your child's behavior. She reveals simple ways to help you regulate and connect with your child, with brain, body, and sensory-based strategies to overcome day-to-day challenges.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 155.4 G574 Available 33111011112006
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"All behavior makes sense"
'"I t most certainly does not!", is probably your first reaction.

Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied. You just need to look past the behavior and understand what's going on inside.

Robyn decodes the latest brain science into easy-to-understand principles and metaphors to help you become an expert in your child's behavior. She reveals simple ways to help you regulate and connect with your child, with brain-, body- and sensory-based strategies to overcome day-to-day challenges . She also provides you with the knowledge to understand and regulate your own brain so that you don't flip your lid when your child flips theirs.

Let this be your lifeline for parenting or caring for any child with baffling behaviors and hidden challenges , including kids who have experienced adversity, or with additional needs.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied. You just need to look past the behavior and understand what's going on inside. Robyn decodes the latest brain science into easy-to-understand principles and metaphors to help you become an expert in your child's behavior. She reveals simple ways to help you regulate and connect with your child, with brain, body, and sensory-based strategies to overcome day-to-day challenges.

Section 1. How to become the expert in your child's behaviors -- 1. What behavior really is and how to change it -- 2. Connection or protection: the science of felt safety -- 3. Trust me... your kid wants to be connected with you -- 4. What's regulation got to do with it? -- Section 2. Now let's "fix" those behaviors -- 5. Owls, watchdogs, and possums -- OH MY! -- 6. Parenting strategies that grow the Owl Brain -- 7. Parenting strategies for the Watchdog Brain -- 8. Parenting strategies for the Possum Brain -- 9. What to do when the Owl Brain returns -- Section 3. Why knowing isn't even half the battle -- 10. Why you can know how to respond and still not do it -- 11. How to become more tolerant of your child's behavior -- How not to flip your lid -- when you kid is flipping theirs.

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