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My next Experiential is an ‘Intro’ to Exploring the Dynamics of Attachment in Adult Life - details below, we’ll be looking at the care seeking and care giving systems.

Have you heard? Blue Stars Therapy's Super Stars Summer Camp is BACK for 2024 and we have extended our age range to include 6 year olds! If you know a little one ages 3-6 who could benefit from keeping the learning momentum going from the school year all summer long (while having fun of course), then share this post or call us! Booking is easy and available online and insurance funding may be available on a case by case basis. Discount available for booking 4+ weeks, enrolling a sibling, or referring a friend! The unique camp features: -Group ESDM Intervention (G-ESDM) Curriculum  -Routines-based Intervention in classroom setting -Inclusive & neurodiverse learning environment -Peer interactions and structured small group activities -Emphasize on social, communication, and adaptive behavior skills  -Small class sizes, high adult ratios -Easy online access to your child's goals, session notes, pictures & camp updates -Structured daily schedule, mirroring a typical classroom -Weekly handwritten reports and activity recommendation for the weekend & shared monthly activity plans + calendar -Connect and form new relationships with other families https://lnkd.in/g9Sxu7Qf

As summer fades and school routines resume, families often feel a mix of restlessness and nostalgia for the freedom of summer. Today on the blog, Andrew, Director of Experiential Learning, explains how the outdoors offers a wealth of benefits for the entire family. Outdoor activities can help support physical and mental health. By engaging with nature, families can strengthen bonds and enjoy the variety of educational and therapeutic benefits it offers. https://lnkd.in/eNPfk5dq

This week… Kids, teachers, first time parents, newly relocated families, people with losses forging on, new administration, school bus drivers, after care employees, traffic police… People all over are all facing “first days of school” ebbs, flows, and woes. What it triggers in us as adults, and what this will trigger our kids in the future (positive or negative) is all so very real. For those who dread first days, no matter where you are in life… Borrow other’s confidence, anticipation, wisdom, excitement, and wonderment. Borrow their experience. As for our anxious kids… Feel their fear. Watch them overcome it. Borrow their ownership of going in, no matter what the background or context is, to face the new day regardless. We spend so much time doing this as adults, we forget what a skill it is. Whatever you are afraid of, what they are afraid of…. Keep the door open, just a little bit, for the possibilities. Close your mind door to the rest of anything less.

According to Jean Piaget's theory of child development, the Sensorimotor Stage is the first stage of a child's life. It begins at birth and lasts through age 2. During this period, little one learns about the world by using their senses. If caregivers provide sensory stimulations at the appropriate age then we can ensure age-appropriate milestones. SENSORY WALK is one such activity that SpacECE conducts using whatever low-cost material available in the communities. https://lnkd.in/dF-_H4Jm

Valuable lesson we can re-learn from our younger selves 👇 As children, when we messed up, we acknowledged it, and moved on. No big deal. My 6 year old has a knack for this nonchalant wisdom, often replying with — “Ok, no problem, I won’t do that again next time. Can I have a snack now?” (lol don’t get me started with the nonstop snack requests) We didn't let slip-ups define us or waste time drowning in self-doubt. Then, adulthood arrived with its bundle of ‘grown up’ responsibilities. Suddenly, it's like we've mastered the art of: – > Treating mistakes as colossal failures – > Questioning our own capabilities, and – > Hesitating to take confident forward action I realize as kids we don’t often consider the consequences to our actions/inactions.  And as adults we likely do this too much… Perhaps it's worth revisiting the simplicity of our childhood approach >>mistakes happen >> learn from them >> and keep going In my eyes, my 6 year old has this figured out, and we've likely just made things more complicated than they need to be. What’s your take on the mistakes we make as adults…or the constant snack requests from our littles 🤣

🌟✨ Attention School Administrators and District Leaders! ✨🌟 Feeling the weight of stress and burnout among teachers due to the increasing challenges of student behavior and stress levels? We get it! That's why we're thrilled to share our upcoming project: a ground-breaking book on "Reducing Stress in Schools (TK-12)" in partnership with Harvard Education Press, slated for release in early 2025. Plus, we've authored several books for early childhood educators on this vital subject. But there's more you can do to help! 📚🎓 We're eager to bring actionable solutions directly to your district. Imagine empowering your team with cutting-edge training focused on trauma-responsive and stress reducing practices, resilience building, and positive behavioral support services. Together, we can create a culture of calm for teachers and students and increased access to learning. Introducing our training program at the Center for Optimal Brain Integration®: an immersive experience designed to equip your community members with the skills to champion trauma-responsive, stress-reducing practices in schools. By training individuals within your district, you're paving the way for transformative change at every level of your district from students to educators to administration. Ready to take the first step towards re-creating a district and educational environment that reduces stress and dysregulated behaviors? Reach out today or visit our website to learn more about co-designing a plan or our Training of Trainer program. Let's make stress reduction and resilience-building a reality in your schools! 💡🍎 Contact Julie Kurtz, Executive Director at the Center for Optimal Brain Integration today for more details: https://lnkd.in/gJh9vzY

Adulthood is hard? Let's not accept that notion Change can be scary. Maneuvering and finding our way around these things can be tricky. Navigating through uncertainties can be complex. I think what truly matters is where we choose to direct our focus If we focus on what’s negative, our mind amplifies more of that. If we focus on what’s positive, our mind amplifies more of what is positive. So are you with me? Adulthood doesn't have to be difficult. Adulthood is not hard. We’d embrace each day as an opportunity to learn, grow, and improve. And certainly beyond surviving we would thrive! I would love to hear your thoughts on this perspective.

Can you believe it's June already? As school psychologists, we've spent the year buried in paperwork and meetings. Now, it's time to enjoy the best perk of our profession—summer break! This summer, my top three goals are: 1. **Recharge:** Taking time for self-care with lazy days by the pool and catching up on my reading. 2. **Support Course Members:** Continuing to help school psychologists in my program, 'Increasing Your Independence,' to break free from public schools and start their own businesses. 3. **Get Organized:** Tackling my clutter and creating systems to stay organized. What are your goals for this summer? Let's share and inspire each other!

When I was in primary school, there was one particular genre of fiction I loved above all else: Detective stories and mysteries. Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys were my favourites, and I would avidly hunt down the books in the school library, get through them as fast as I could, and go back for more. I even applied to be a student librarian - but was rejected. (My first failed job application!) When my primary school teacher asked what we wanted to be when we grew up, I wrote "detective". By the time I was 20, "detective" had fallen off the list. It seemed too childish and unrealistic - something to smile fondly on as one recalled those childhood years - but not something to take seriously. Recently, it dawned on me that some of the things I do could qualify as detective work. -- Understanding the connection between a person's childhood trauma / adverse childhood experiences and their lack of self-confidence, low self-esteem, hypervigilance, and fear of getting it wrong. -- Following the trail of perimenopausal symptoms and looking for clues in present lifestyle, childhood habits, and family attitudes to health and wellbeing, stress and rest. -- Observing the patterns that run in families, how parents inadvertently pass on both the good and the dysfunctional values, habits, and way of thinking inherited from the generations before. P.S. What was your childhood ambition?