Schools across Canada are seeing an increase in what they regard as “out of control behaviour”. Schools are in red brain, and those within are overwhelmed with intense stress and emotions. This dysregulation affects learning, concentration, and engagement. What is going on?
As Self-Reggers we’re always asking “why” because we want to get to the heart of the problem and on this episode of The Self-Reg Show Stuart Shanker and Susan Hopkins ask “why” schools are facing such challenges with their students.
They discuss how to reframe the behaviour to find the underlying causes of stress these kids are facing and how understanding just the first step of Self-Reg can have an impact.
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Episode Quotes
“We know that one of the things that children tend to do when they are overstressed in a group situation, for example of a birthday party, is they bounce off each other as a way of recruiting catecholamines. They’re ramping up each other and they are they or getting a shot of norepinephrine or epinephrine and, and it just kind of escalates.”
“But I think all of us, we’re hearing from schools across Canada and around the world that are seeing an increase in what they regard as out of control behaviour. And it’s not just schools; It’s the early childhood centres and parents. Exactly, yeah.”
4 Comments
Hearing how all schools are dealing with children’s behaviors, how they’re asking for more help is good to see knowing there is others in same place.
Thanks for the comment, Kristin! I know that there is often a need and a desire for more help. What might make things better with even the supports that we already have? Thoughts?
Aviva
Children everywhere in every school and every community, are dealing with disruptive behavior of either themselves or other children. Often these behaviors are labeled as a bad behaviors and a lot of the times these behaviors are misunderstood. I have seen teachers who label a child, maybe not knowing but I have seen it.. I truly believe there is not such thing as a bad child’ just a child who is misunderstood. I believe Stuart has said this phrase or maybe Susan. See a child in a different way and you will see a different way. This phrase will always stick with me, because it is so true. Children tend to act out when they are stressed out or dealing with a problem but don’t know how. I’m very happy that more and more people are becoming more educated on this topic. We all need a balance to move forward.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Yvette! I also believe that there’s “no such thing as a bad kid,” but how do we remember to view behaviour differently? I would love to hear your thoughts on this.
Aviva
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