Course Overview
How can we build the young child’s regulation skills? Co-regulation, sensory processing using a strength-based focus can be key factors in building the young child’s regulation skills. We want children to grow up with awareness of others, communication skills, and emotional strength needed for life. We can begin by accepting their current behavior as communication, connecting to their functional skills and using this to help identify their play strengths and sensory processing which can support co-regulation, build attachments, and foster a sense of safety. When we as caregivers are intentional about these interactions it empowers the child to advocate for themselves later in life and reinforces trust and confidence in themselves.
Our sensory awareness can have such an impact on our functional and emotional skills and development. Everyone processes the world through their sensory system, but each person experiences it differently. Sensory experiences play a key role in how events are remembered and can influence behavior. Trauma-informed awareness acknowledges that emotions and behaviors are often linked to past sensory experiences. Our own self-awareness is crucial because both the child and caregiver bring sensory experiences to each day. When we can seek our sensory needs for our own regulation, we can model these skills. This pattern of regulation can happen naturally in relationships, just as adults seek support from others in difficult times. This webinar will help you identify strengths of each child, assess sensory response in the child and yourself, and learn how to shape a child’s understanding and response to the world emotionally and physically.
Suggested Endorsement Competencies:
Infant/ Young Child/ Family Centered Practice | Infant/ Young Child Development & Behavior | Life Skills | Advocacy | Responding with Empathy | Analyzing Information | Curiosity | Self-Awareness
