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The 'Hand Model of the Brain' is a really easy way to explain and visualise what happens when we become disregulated... "The power of awareness can change our well-being." - Dr Dan Siegel #DrDanSiegel #HandModelOfTheBrain #FlippingYourLid #ChallengingBehaviour #Connection #Regulation

“Empathy is a choice and it’s a vulnerable choice because in order to connect with you, I have to connect with something within myself that knows that feeling.” - Brené Brown #DevelopmentalTrauma #Development #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #Empathy #RelationalRepair #DrDanSiegel #BreneBrown #ACEs #AdverseChildhoodExperiences #ChildhoodTrauma

“For a child or an adult, it’s extremely powerful to hear someone say, “I get you. I understand. I see why you feel this way.” This kind of empathy disarms us.” - Dan Siegel #DrDanSiegel #ChallengingBehaviour #DevelopmentalTrauma #Development #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #Empathy

“But where classroom discipline is concerned...a punitive climate isn’t in anyone’s interest..., it strains the fabric of the relationship between kids and adults, as well as among kids.” - Alfie Kohn ‬ #ChallengingBehaviour #ACEs #RewardandPunishment #Development #Connection #ConnectedChildRaising #DrDanSiegel #AdverseChildhoodExperiences #AlfieKohn

“Our children were harmed in relationship and they will experience healing through nurturing relationships.” - Dr Karyn Purvis‬ ‪ NVR can help... ‬ #DrKarynPurvis #Development #DevelopmentalTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #FosterCare #Adoption #Connection #ConnectedChildRaising #Connectedness #RelationalRepair #DrDanSiegel

“Experience shapes brain structure. Experience is biology. How we treat our children changes who they are and how they will develop.” - Dr Dan Siegel #DrDanSiegel #Development #ACEs #AdverseChildhoodExperiences #Connectedness #RelationalRepair #NaomiAldort

“You can influence & you can make a positive change in a child’s life - and in an adult’s life - all the way through because of the remarkable malleability of the brain.” - Bruce D Perry (The ChildTrauma Academy) #DrDanSiegel