Beginnings with Bree

Tip #2 of talking to your child about body autonomy: explaining secrets vs. surprises.

Body autonomy. What is it? Some people may not be familiar with this term, but it is extremely important when talking to children about their body and being in control of it.

In the next few days, we will cover tips for discussing this important topic your children.

Love this from Iris 💕
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So much of what we consider difficult, challenging, or bad behavior in our kids has to do with US—our lack of understanding, our judgment, and our desire to control.

When we reframe “misbehavior” and see the unmet needs underneath, the anger dissipates and we can attend to the root of the issue with compassion rather than reacting to the behavior with frustration and punishment.

Whenever you face a child’s challenging behavior, ask yourself:

• Are my expectations developmentally appropriate?
• Are they rebelling against my oppression and control? Do they need more autonomy and power?
• Do they lack the skills and need more patience and training?
• Are they simply hungry, tired, antsy, or have another physical need?
• Do they have unmet emotional needs like disconnection or discouragement that are causing them to behave in connection-seeking ways?
• Do they have sensory issues that overwhelm them with too much stimuli? Or do they not have enough stimuli and need opportunities to receive more sensory input and release more of their energy?
• Are they experiencing stress, anxiety, or fear? Is their anything in their environment or relationships that is new, unfamiliar, violent, tense with conflict, uncertain, etc.? Are they feeding off of our own stress?

Print this out or save on your phone! Pull it out whenever you’re faced with your child’s challenging behavior and get curious about what’s underneath it so you can meet it with empathy, kindness, patience, and understanding.
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Did you know!?

More than 100,000 babies each year suffer from milk allergy!

The condition causes digestive, respiratory and/or skin problems and can sometimes be be difficult to recognize.

Here are some signs of potential milk allergy...
1. Diarrhea
2. vomiting
3. Skin Rash
4. Extreme fussiness
5. Low or No weight gain
6. Gas
7. Respiratory Problems- wheezing, struggling to breathe, and developing excess mucus in the nose and throat
8. Failure to thrive- dehydration, loss of appetite, and lack of energy

Neurologul Rebecca Saxe a prezentat cea mai frumoasă ”fotografie” a anului. De fapt, imaginea unei rezonanțe magnetice surprinsă în momentul în care o mamă își sărută fiul de numai două luni. Buzele puse pe căpșorul omulețului declanșează, imediat, în creierul acestuia, o reacție. Se eliberează dopamină, cea care ne dă senzația de bine, dar și oxitocină, botezată ”hormonul iubirii”, pentru că este resposabilă cu afecțiunea și cu atașamentul.
Sărutul provoacă o reacție chimică în creierul celui mic. Se declanșează o ”explozie” a oxitocinei, denumită ”hormonul iubirii”. Acesta reduce temerea și crește încrederea, stârnește sentimente de afecțiune și de atașament, semn că bebelușul a priceput că este protejat. De asemenea, se eliberează dopamină, cea care face să ne simțim bine și vasopresină, ”liantul” ce leagă mamele de bebeluși în primele luni de viață ale acestora. S-a semnalat și prezența serotoninei, cea care reglează starea noastră de spirit.
Olivia Butnariu.