Understanding the links between Children’s Feelings, Thoughts, and Behaviour

Venue: Online

Date: 29 Mar 2023

Synopsis: This masterclass will take you through a thorough and rigorous exploration of how, as adults, we can help children to understand that their internal world is affected by the external world and how what is seen by others is only a fraction of who we are. We can then use this to respond to and support children in the most appropriate and supportive way.

Details:

Helping children make the connection between their feelings and their thoughts – that is their internal world – and their behaviour – that is what the external world sees of them – is a critical part of building their resilience and ability to learn and socialise.  As adults, accessing their internal world will in turn help us to respond appropriately and specifically to behaviours which may be challenging or difficult to understand.  Encouraging children to feel safe enough to share their feelings and thoughts and so knowing where ‘behaviour’ comes from can aid both child and adult.

Does your behaviour policy take account of the children who may come to you with insecure attachment, ACEs, overwhelming anxiety; and those children whose story of the world is one of uncertainty, threat and insecurity, how might their behaviour look?

Do you manage behaviour with a ‘can’ but ‘don’t want to’ or a ‘want to’ but ‘can’t’  methodology?  Because the story we tell ourselves about the child in front of us can be the deciding factor in how we respond to that child.

URL:
https://www.educationconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/childrens-feelings

Contact:
katharine@hc-uk.org.uk