Embodied Talk

From the makers of “it’s ok to wear earplugs” comes the new, “it’s ok to wear earplugs and then put your soft sleep headphones on top of that with music playing because you’re trying to pack up your house to move countries and your 5yo is rolling around on the floor making a noise she thinks sounds like a cute cat but actually makes your skin want to crawl off your body but you know she’s just feeling Moving Feelings so you’re trying really hard not to tell her to be quiet.”

(P.S. it would also be ok to ask her to be quiet, but I’m trying all my other tools to stay regulated first. Including the tool where I go in the other room a lot. Also including the tool where I put Puppy Dog Pals on the tv to entice her to go do something else. That one worked just now which is why I’m writing this. 😉)

(P.P.S. I write things like this cause I think some of y’all out there imagine I can just be 100% calm and chill forever and perfectly regulated in order to co-regulate with my children when i am actually an embodied frazzle of a human being a great deal of the time.)

[image description: me, a person with fluffy pink and blue hair that’s being swept backward by a soft headband with headphones around my head. I have one ear of it pulled back to show I have foam earplugs in my ears too, to mute the level of sound I’m hearing from everything. Behind me is a couch with moving boxes and suitcases on it and in front of me, not pictured, is a mewling 5yo. I have raised baby kittens and their noises sound way cuter. End description.]

Hhhmmm so the backyard is out of action for a little bit while I sort the drainage…but there are lots of mud pies to be made!!

When the dodgy computer store around the corner (You know who you are!) lie to you about what’s wrong with your Mac and try and charge you a fortune to fix it, you come to the Apple Store directly where the lovely people admire your dog (who refuses to believe he’s a dog! 🐾🐶) AND Apple don’t charge for diagnostics or data migration.

The irony…

100 PERCENT OF THE TIME...

Ash

If a child feels the deepest depths of sadness they've ever felt, and expresses it by becoming silent, laying their head down on their desk, and silent tears rolling down their face -- adults will probably offer them comfort. Maybe tissues, maybe hugs, maybe a quiet listening ear.

If a child feels the deepest depths of sadness they've ever felt, and expresses it by clenching their fists, screaming at the sky, and running out of the room -- adults will probably offer them anger, "consequences", perhaps a behavior chart not to do it again. Perhaps intentional ignoring them in their sadness, so that they learn not to do it again. Perhaps a new, designated adult to follow them around and make sure they stay in rooms.

Both children were desperately sad. One of them was heard. The difference was the adults.

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A quote that reads, “All kids have times when they struggle to handle expectations. How they express that they’re struggling has an outsized impact on how adults respond.” —Dr. Ross Greene
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What else could you add to this list?

It's important to understand that when students are "misbehaving," there's often a deeper issue at play. The child may not feel safe, connected to their teacher, or they could be feeling overwhelmed and in need of extra support. Recognizing these challenges and providing a classroom environment that prioritizes felt safety can make a real difference.

Understanding the principles of polyvagal theory can shed light on how a sense of safety influences student regulation. Creating a classroom environment that prioritizes a sense of safety can address these underlying issues, thereby improving student wellbeing and fostering meaningful connections within the learning community. Our guidebook has SO many practices that will help you bring this work to your classroom.

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And when you listen when it's hard, you show them there's nothing you won't show up for and all parts of them are okay!

Thanks, Rachel Macy Stafford via We Nurture Collective

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Primary schools urged to have 'courage' to rethink homework if parents support the move An education researcher says homework in primary school isn't necessary. So why are kids doing it?

Yes!

And again...

Oof...

Oh gosh I’d be a millionaire if I had a dollar for every time someone told me how calm I am. I am actually much more calm these days. But I learnt to make my inner turmoil like a master. Except when I was breaking/melting down with the effort of constantly trying to keep it together. That was fooling absolutely no one. Funnily enough, my biggest break down was the best thing that happened to me. Also the worst. But actually so catastrophically huge that the mask just wasn’t believable any more. Even to myself. 👺🎭🤿

‘Keep an eye on’.

Watch.
Enjoy.
Marvel at.
Appreciate.
Celebrate.

When I see Autistic kids hanging out (online counts), info dumping, stimming, and sharing their deep interests- unmasked, authentic joy.
It makes me forget about the bad stuff for a while.

So yeah.
I’ll keep an eye on their social skills.
I’m happy to.

Em 🌈

Shelly Robinson - Raising Yourself 🧡✨🧡

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Yes! This! It took me so long to realise this!! And so many of the peeps I see have been told over and over all the ways they are wrong. Bleuuuugggghhhhhh to that! Come and let’s experience and talk about and feel ALL the things you do right for you!

"It's important to find people who make you realize that there's nothing wrong with being who you are."

Credit: Distorted

Goodness someone is writing sensible things about teenage girls.

Why are girls suffering so much right now? The problem is bigger than you think Considering the rise in mental health crises in young women, a new approach is desperately needed.

😂 this made me chuckle

To be fair I'm a chatterbox when I'm comfortable but this tickled me 😂

😂 I have not watched this…I don’t watch disturbing stuff for entertainment, but I still find this funny

Just spat my coffee out in the garden 🤣🤣😮

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