Tantrums are not as mysterious as we thought. Scientists have done studies by attaching monitors on to the shirts of children find out more. The stages of a tantrum, and what should or shouldn't do are in the articles. (Here's a hint: Don't do anything but stay calm.)
How to Tame a Tantrum
There's more information below for extra reading.
BOOK DISCUSSION
This semester we will be reading The Whole Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies To Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson. This week we will discuss Chapter 5: The United States of Me: Integrating the Many Parts of the Self.
How to Tame a Tantrum
There's more information below for extra reading.
BOOK DISCUSSION
This semester we will be reading The Whole Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies To Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson. This week we will discuss Chapter 5: The United States of Me: Integrating the Many Parts of the Self.
Chapter Summaries of The Whole Brain Child
Spanish Chapter 5 Summary
CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will have class potlucks the week of March 20.
Spring Break will be March 27 to April 2. There will be no classes at the college. Please feel free to meet up with other class members at Mission Playground.
Spanish Chapter 5 Summary
CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will have class potlucks the week of March 20.
Spring Break will be March 27 to April 2. There will be no classes at the college. Please feel free to meet up with other class members at Mission Playground.
JUST FOR FUN
I watched this about four times, and I was in tears with laughter. We've all been there (or will be).
EXTRA READING
Talked Out of Tantrums: How baby babbling leads to good behavior (Highlights from the article)
Reading to your kids may help keep them from throwing fits, suggests a new study in Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Researchers measured toddlers' spoken vocabulary and self-regulation, or ability to control behavior and emotions. They found that vocab at 24 months serves as a very strong predictor of self-regulation at the three-year mark, especially for boys.
Researchers controlled for overall cognitive skills, ruling out the possibility that tots with better lexicons are just smarter. Instead, they suspect that when kids can voice their thoughts, they take charge of their situation instead of growing frustrated. Kids may also use words as mental tools to figure things out or calm themselves down. "Self-talk is a trick adults use, too," says study author Claire Vallotton.
Boys probably benefit more because they're extra-vulnerable to self-control problems to begin with; the boost from thinking and communicating in words is especially dramatic. —Jenny Merkin
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