Post on 11-May-2015
John Almarode
& his daughter, Tessa
Welcome BACK to
Brain Rules for Baby…Book Club!
Things you will need for a successful day:
1 2 3
Raise your hand when you are ready.
2. Identifying and
Activating Prior
Knowledge
Headline Thinking
Strategy
If you were
asked to
summarize the
Brain Rules for
Baby book in a
headline, what
would it say?
What would your HEADLINE be?
Share your HEADLINE in chat.
Best Practices for Healthy Happy Lives!
Intuition Found Valuable in Parenting
Seeds or Soil? Shocking New Developments!
First Five Years Makes All the Difference
Science Meets Old Wives Tales
Brain Rules for Babies: A New Book for Parents with Information that is Actually
Useful and Scientific
The Shocking Truth…Brain Development
is Key
How’s Your Child Thinking?
Instructions:
1. Pluck one or two petals
2. Write how the word(s) contributes to the soil for social-emotional development.
3. Post in chat.
Play“old white
men”
Intentionality
Emotional Punctuation
Running
Record Looping
Pluck a PetalPluck a Petal
3. Emotions and the
Brain
What’s the No. 1 factor that predicts how your child will turn out?
a = Providing a loving household.b = How perfect a parent you are.c = How you deal with your child’s intense emotions.
What’s the No. 1 factor that predicts how your child will turn out?
a = Providing a loving household.b = How perfect a parent you are.c = How you deal with your child’s intense emotions.
How you deal with your
child’s intense emotions.
Cognition
Emotion
Movement
SEPARATE
Neurons Fire
Neurons Suppressed
Neuromodulators
Neurotransmitters
How can I model supporting the child’s development by
attending to both the emotional and cognitive
needs?
Post your ideas in chat.
What are the SIX EMOTIONS?
SadnessJoyDisgustAngerSurpriseFear
Sadn
ess
Joy
Dis
gust
Ange
r
Surp
rise
Fear
Hum
ility
Forg
iven
ess
Empa
thy
Opti
mis
m
Com
pass
ion
Sym
path
y
Patie
nce
Sham
e
Coop
erati
on
Hardwired
Gra
titud
e
Learned
Step 1: Step 2:
Big Ideas
Emotions and the Brain
Read page 211 Summarize
Big Ideas
Emotions and the Brain
Post your thoughts in chat.
!Language
!Language
!Language
Post in chat ways you can model pairing positive emotions with events.
4. Stress and the
Brain
The Great Debate: Nature vs. Nuture
66%
34%
Column A
Column B
Genes Environment
Enriched Environment
Source: Barbro B. Johansson and Pavel V. Belichenko (2001) Environmental Enrichment on Intact and Postischemic Rat Brain
How Much Can Negative Environments Affect the Developing Brain?
Chronic Stress Effects
Creates emotional problems
Lowers IQ, reading scores
Drastic memory loss
Shortens dendrites
Causes neuron death
Fosters inappropriate attachments
(use polling feature in participant’s panel ✔ = yes, ✖ = no)
Stress and DistressStress
Stress and DistressStress
Distress
Stress and Distress
DistressQuantity of Stressors
Intensity of Stressors
Duration of Stressors
Number of Skills for Coping with Stressors
Stress and Distress
A = Quantity of Stressors
B = Intensity of Stressors
C = Duration of Stressors
D = Number of Skills for Coping with Stressors
1
2
Which element of stress
presents the biggest challenge to you as a
professional in your work with families?
Phys
iolo
gic
Resp
onse
Stressor RecoveryTime
Healthy Brain Stress Response
Phys
iolo
gic
Resp
onse
Time
Repeated “Hits” Trauma
Phys
iolo
gic
Resp
onse
Stressor No RecoveryTime
Prolonged Response
Phys
iolo
gic
Resp
onse
Stressor No Recovery NeededTime
Inadequate Response
How much time does it take for neurons to
wither?
A = 2 hrs./day for 2 months B = 30 min./day for 7 wksC = 1 hr./day for 10 weeksD = 10 min./day for 5 days
10 minutes a day for 5 days
5. Final Thoughts
How will you nurture your own soil?Post in chat.
6. Next Steps
Look for reminders in your email!
It sure was! I
learned a lot
and would
recommend this
to colleagues!
Hey, Jeremy, this was a great book
study.
Next Steps: • Complete
evaluation• Receive
certificate• Put
knowledge to practice!