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Raising kids with big, baffling behaviors : brain-body-sensory strategies that really work / Robyn Gobbel ; foreword by Bonnie Badenoch, PhD ; illustrations by Steve Klein.

Gobbel, Robyn. (author.). Badenoch, Bonnie, (writer of foreword.). Klein, Steve (Illustrator), (illustrator).

Summary:

Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied. You just need to look past the behavior and understand what's going on inside. Robyn decodes the latest brain science into easy-to-understand principles and metaphors to help you become an expert in your child's behavior. She reveals simple ways to help you regulate and connect with your child, with brain, body, and sensory-based strategies to overcome day-to-day challenges.

Record details

ISBN: 9781839974281
ISBN: 1839974281
Physical Description: 269 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Publisher: London ; Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2024.
Copyright: ℗♭2024

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Section 1. How to become the expert in your child's behaviors -- 1. What behavior really is and how to change it -- 2. Connection or protection: the science of felt safety -- 3. Trust me... your kid wants to be connected with you -- 4. What's regulation got to do with it? -- Section 2. Now let's "fix" those behaviors -- 5. Owls, watchdogs, and possums -- OH MY! -- 6. Parenting strategies that grow the Owl Brain -- 7. Parenting strategies for the Watchdog Brain -- 8. Parenting strategies for the Possum Brain -- 9. What to do when the Owl Brain returns -- Section 3. Why knowing isn't even half the battle -- 10. Why you can know how to respond and still not do it -- 11. How to become more tolerant of your child's behavior -- How not to flip your lid -- when you kid is flipping theirs.