Using the Right Strategy at the Right Time ⏲️ How often have you observed a student repeat the same behavior, even though they can articulate what they did wrong afterward? It’s a mix of frustration and realization—they know the expectation, but when it matters most, they’re [...]
Nurturing Regulation: A Pathway to Resilience in Schools Educators are on the front lines of student well-being, balancing academic demands while managing the stress that arises in classrooms. As professionals who support teachers, we have an opportunity to help them navigate this stress—not by eliminating it, [...]
Regulation has become such a buzzword (…you might agree), but have you ever stopped to ask why it really matters? When regulated, there are options and choices for behavior. However, when dysregulated, behavioral options become limited, and students’ bodies often take over, doing whatever it takes to stay [...]
Bruce Perry and many others have taught us that when we’re in different regions in our brain our processing capabilities are impacted. For example, did you know that whether or not you have access to your upper cortex can impact your functional IQ by up to [...]
When students are stuck in challenging behaviors, it often reflects dysregulation in their nervous systems. Did you know that energy moves to different places in our body depending on our arousal state? In hyperarousal, energy moves to our extremities. In hypoarousal, energy moves into the center of [...]
What are your greatest challenges in bringing trauma-informed, inclusive, social-emotional learning practices to your site? Below you will find a variety of different resources that you can access for addressing these challenges. Staff or parent resistance Students not using the skills we’re teaching Not enough time, [...]
By Judith Norman, MS, LSC, LPC, RPT-S Navigating the landscape of education presents a unique set of challenges. Educators must ensure that academic standards are being met while also dealing with the reality of stress in schools. Every day, we're confronted with stress reactions impacted by perceptions [...]
By Judith Norman, MS, LSC, LPC, RPT-S Aka - This is confusing, something works one time and not the next – what’s going on? How many times have you had a student engage in a behavior and be able to tell you after the fact what they [...]
By Judith Norman, MS, LSC, LPC, RPT-S I sat down to write this many times and found myself getting stuck and feeling stressed out. There are so many important voices out there, what do I have to offer to a discussion? Then it hit me, that’s the [...]
The virtual regulation room can be used to explicitly and intentionally teach self-regulation skills, including interoception, as well as give educators and students opportunities to access regulation as needed. The "In the regulation room" video gives you an overview of what you will find in the [...]
