Understanding Our Emotions by Learning About the Brain

Understanding the Brain

This video is in three parts-

1. Understanding the brain stem, the amygdala, and the prefrontal cortex.
2. Understanding how to calm down the amygdala when it overreacts to a stimulus.
3. What words to use to convey to the adult what they were feeling, what triggered the feeling, and their plan for being successful.

We have field tested this practice with may students in the Pre-K through First Grade Level and on our own toddlers.

It is not a one and done seminar. It would be best to break it into three parts and utilize the accompanying coloring book and/or social narrative to help children learn to generalize this concept into daily practice.

We also include some breathing cards that children can use to remind themselves how to self-regulate using deep breathing techniques.