Using Mindfulness With Children of All Abilities to Keep Connections Strong, by Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak

This webinar is by Brookes Publishing.

Surprise! We are excited to announce that

Using Mindfulness With Children of All Abilities to Keep Connections Strong

has been prerecorded and is available NOW!

You no longer need to wait to log in on Wednesday, April 8.

Our Mindfulness webinar by Dr. Kristie Pretti-Fontczak was scheduled for April 8, 2020, but due to overwhelming demand and problems with our webinar provider, GoToWebinar, we decided to pre-record the webinar to make sure everyone who wanted to attend could.

Now you can access the recording immediately and whenever you want.

Please note that you will have to download the blank certificate using the link announced at the end of the webinar. There will be no personalized certificates sent by email for this recording.

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The handouts for this session are available

The slides are available now, too

All children need for their parents, caregivers, and educational professionals to “show up” and ensure they feel safe, seen, soothed, and secure. All children benefit when caregivers recognize and reduce stressors (big and small). This is because young children need our help learning how to self-regulate (which is about dealing with stressors not self-control). Our job in supporting children mindfully is to remain calm, even in the middle of a storm, to reduce stressors across the daily routine, and to help children process big emotions. When our caregiving efforts aim for connection over compliance, personalization over standardization, and building communities over creating competition, we can help all children thrive.

During this webinar, we’ll explore how all caregivers (parents, teachers, therapists) can embed mindfulness into their daily routines and activities to meet the needs of children, including those who are on IEPs and/or who may struggle with self-regulation skills (e.g., attention, interaction, recall). We’ll discuss how to differentiate and promote integration between a child’s thoughts, feelings, and actions. We’ll explore the zone of optimal learning and how to extend it for all children. We’ll also disucss how mindfulness supports brain development and how to take what we’ve learned and share with families and other caregivers, particularly during times when group care and educational opportunities are closed for public health and safety.

Objectives:

• Make connections between mindfulness and more familiar early childhood recommended practices

• Learn the how to manage the complexities of daily stressors on children’s learning and development

• Become more aware and responsive to stressors that impact a child’s ability to stay in the zone of optimal learning

• Gain an understanding of how to support families and other caregivers in helping children self-regulate

• How to use formal and informal ways of connecting with families and other caregivers to understand their child’s needs

OPTIONAL: You can earn .2 CEUs for each webinar. The cost IF you want to appy for FOR CEUS is $15 paid to University of Oklahoma online when you apply. Learn more here: Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from University of Oklahoma

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