It's a Brain Thing!
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) are the number one cause of intellectual disability in the world. Join Nate Sheets, a behavior consultant, and Jill Snell, a parent, as we explore the joys and challenges of supporting children and adults with FASDs.
Episodes
In this episode, we go through Chapter 4of “Beyond Behaviors”, understanding that a child’s safety must be the adult’s priority if we are to effectively address challenging behaviors. In addition to thinking about how our child responds when under stress, we must also look at how our own bodies and brains respond when triggered, leading us to build our own set of coping skills. Once we can do this, we can begin the proc...
In this episode, Nate finishes up Chapter 2 by going through the three different polyvagal Pathways: Green (ventral vagal), Red (sympathetic). and Blue (dorsal vagal).
These pathways are important to understand so we can identify which type of dysregulation our child may be going through, allowing us to explore better proactive and reactive responses. You can find worksheets with additional information in t...
In this episode, we go through the first part of Chapter 2, which talks about developmental processes. This is extremely relevant to FASD, and gives us insights into 1) why kids may not have fully developed early processes and 2) why traditional or punishment-based responses do not work.
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How do our brains learn music? How does our executive functioning help us learn? Why do some things get easier with time?
Nate wants to check in with you all! We’ll talk about the podcast, Nate’s life, Nate’s upcoming book, and a book club that we will be starting for a different book!
Make sure to order Dr. Mona Delahook’s book “Beyond Behaviors: : Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges” for our upcoming book club! https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Behaviors-Compassion-Underst...
In this episode, Nate and Jill talk about the end of summer, transitioning back to school, and strategies for managing extracurricular activities, plus updates about the new episode format, and some big news from Jill!
After a brief hiatus due to major busy times, we're back! In this episode, Nate and Jill are joined by Nate's sister to talk about squabbling siblings, adjusting to summer, and the projects they're working on.
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