Lesson series
Understanding Difficult Behaviors & Emotional Dysregulation
Estimated Completion Time: 1Hr
When a child who has experienced trauma melts down emotionally or struggles with big behaviors, the adults in their life can struggle to know how to make sense of exactly what is happening, or to know how to best help. Even if you logically know that trauma and adverse experiences can impact youth behavior - it can still be incredibly difficult to make sense of the complexity of the most difficult moments. In this training, we focus on equipping you with information that will help you to better understand difficult behaviors, emotional dysregulation, in addition to providing you with actionable tips and tools that you can use in response.
When a child who has experienced trauma melts down emotionally or struggles with big behaviors, the adults in their life can struggle to know how to make sense of exactly what is happening, or to know how to best help. Even if you logically know that trauma and adverse experiences can impact youth behavior - it can still be incredibly difficult to make sense of the complexity of the most difficult moments. In this training, we focus on equipping you with information that will help you to better understand difficult behaviors, emotional dysregulation, in addition to providing you with actionable tips and tools that you can use in response.
We discuss:
- How trauma impacts the nervous system, and how this is connected to “big” behaviors like aggression, opposition, lying, stealing, and more
- Why and how kids can sometimes *want* to stop a behavior, but still can’t seem to do it (and how to help)
- Brain-based strategies for responding to emotional dysregulation and big behaviors compassionately, supportively, and with the nervous system in mind