The Main Points From Chapter 1

Three main limitations of traditional approaches to helping children with behavioral challenges are:

(1) not determining the etiology of behaviors before we try to change them

(2) using one-size-fits-all approaches

(3) failing to use a developmental roadmap to insure we’re using the right approach at the right time.

• Neuroception, a concept developed by Dr. Porges, is the brain’s and body’s ongoing subconscious surveillance of safety and threat in the environment

• Children’s mental health is influenced by how caregivers meet their child’s neuroception of the relational and physical environments

• We need to understand the difference between an intentional misbehaviour and a stress response

• Our approaches/parenting methods will all benefit when we prioritize relational safety as a frontline intervention (Delahooke 2019)

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