Brainwaves is a newsletter designed to create some “brainwaves” within my community of colleagues, friends and clients. Self-reg…all the rage right now! Self-regulation seems to be the “rage” right now! Everyone is talking about it in the world of child development … but is it just a fad? Exciting brain research over the past few… Read More: Brainwaves, Issue 34, Self-regulation…is not Self-Control! »
In the last issue, I wrote about how to think about classroom movement breaks by assessing how it is working, adjusting the movements to support all children’s needs, and always ending with deep breathing. This issue will be focus on the why and how to use breathing as a self-regulation tool. Brainwaves is a monthly… Read More: Brainwaves, Issue 33, Inhale, Exhaaaale…Repeat! »
In the last issue, I wrote about why some children have a difficult time sitting at circle time and described a variety of tools to help those students. In this longer issue, I will talk about dynamic seating or standing tools for students or adults. I make reference to various products throughout my newsletters. This… Read More: Brainwaves, Issue 29, “Tools” to Help with Desk Work in… »
In the last issue, I wrote about a Canadian book entitled “Calm, Alert and Learning: Classroom Strategies for Self-Regulation” by Dr. Stuart Shanker (2013). This issue will link self-regulation information to the Canadian perspective, the Manitoba perspective and a Winnipeg perspective. Brainwaves is a monthly newsletter designed to create some “brainwaves” within my community of… Read More: Issue 17, Something doesn’t make sense here… »