CALM AND CONNECTED - EPISODE 120
We can learn a lot from history and luckily as humans we can learn to progress and right our wrongs, to be more ethical or helpful. In regards to caring for children, in the past we used restraint techniques when a child was displaying negative behavior and some were even paddled! In fact I was stunned to learn that, as of 2022 paddling is legal and being practiced in 15 U.S states. You don’t need hard scientific evidence to know this isn’t right. My guest Kim Hopkins joins me to talk about safer, kinder techniques we can use with our children to help them learn effectively.
The topics we cover in this episode are:
Old school restraint techniques and how we feel about them now
Why do some kids have such concerning behaviors?
What happens when kids lack skills
What is an upstream model?
How being a parent can change you as a therapist
Why rewards and consequences don’t work for some kids
The great side of teenagers
Modeling and how you can use your power differently as the parent / adult
What length of time does the modeling technique take?
Resources you can discover from Lives in the Balance
How Kim rests and recharges
Listen on janinehalloran.com
