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How do we communicate with children about the current COVID-19 situation in a way that doesn't induce fear and anxiety? Tina Payne Bryson talks about getting results in using "safety messaging" rather than "fear messaging".

We have tremendous power in shaping the meaning (or the sense-making) that our children have when it comes to the messages they're receiving about what's happening right now. In this video, I talk about how the brain is an association machine and that by focusing on safety-based messaging, we can ensure that our children have repeated experiences of understanding that their parent keeps them safe (rather than the message that the world is a dangerous and threatening place). Click below to hear more:
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The importance of attachment in the parent child relationship

Facebook did not allow us to change the name of this page to represent our new practice name, The Heart and Mind Collective, so we have made a new page! Thank you for supporting Bendy Brains over the past year.

The importance of attachment in the parent child relationship by Lindie Nell as published in Kidz on the coast Magazine As a parent, we want our children to be happy, enjoy family life, have good friendships, do well in sc

Bendy Brains updated their website address.

Bendy Brains updated their website address.

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We are so exited to share that the name of our newly merged practice is now called The Heart and Mind Collective. Please bare with us as we slowly make changes on this page. In the mean time you are welcome to browse our website where you will learn more about the services we are providing. https://www.heartandmindcollective.com.au/

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Mindful Monsters: Emotions and the Vagus Nerve

Helpful little clip about having a healthy relationship with our emotions and the vagus nerve in our body.

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Mindful Monsters: Emotions and the Vagus Nerve The Mindful Monsters teach how: • to regulate emotions using a mindfulness • the vagus nerve affects our emotions • stress is related to long-term health

My Body Safety Rules - 5 things every child should know

My Body Safety Rules - 5 things every child should know From Educate2Empower Publishing (www.e2epublishing.info) - My Body Safety Rules animation for children. Free download of printable Body Safety Rules poster: ...

Research is identifying more and more that increasing exercise and eating healthy and nourishing foods is a crucial element in treating and preventing depression, and maintaining mental wellbeing, for children through to adults. Here is a brief article outlining what you can do.

How a parent’s affection shapes a child’s happiness for life

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How a parent’s affection shapes a child’s happiness for life Plus, how you can bring more affection into your family's day.

Got Anger? Try Naming It To Tame It

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/01/28/688180879/got-anger-try-naming-it-to-tame-it?platform=hootsuite

Got Anger? Try Naming It To Tame It While many people believe that how we feel and express anger is hard-wired, some scientists suggest our experience and culture help shape it. One way to get a handle on it may be to personalize it.

Your Breath is Your Brain’s Remote Control - Mindful

https://www.mindful.org/breath-brains-remote-control/

Your Breath is Your Brain’s Remote Control - Mindful Our in-breath is like a remote control for our brains, directly affecting electrical signals that communicate with memory and emotional processing centers.

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There’s a huge assumption that parents can actually recognize or look at a child’s behavior and say, “Yup, that’s anxiety.”

Here’s the reality: anxious behavior in children is NOT uniform.

Your child might ask repetitive questions for reassurance and no matter how many times you answer, the question repeats. You might have the perfect child at school that comes home and constantly picks fights with you or siblings. You may have a child that can’t focus, motivate, or even loses sleep at night. Or maybe your child is downright angry. Anxiety, in fact, can manifest in a MULTITUDE of forms.

Here are 8 WAYS a Child's Anxiety Shows up as SOMETHING ELSE:
https://gozen.com/8-ways-a-childs-anxiety-shows-up-as-something-else/

Bendy Brains is expanding, and we are eager to announce some exciting new ventures planned for 2019!

- Hiking workshops for kids and teens focusing on developing self-esteem, confidence, executive functioning skills, resilience and grit
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction programs for adults/ parents
- Trauma-informed Yoga
- Trauma training workshops for teachers, schools and professional organisations
- More Circle of Security programs

More details to come soon. In the meantime, feel free to contact us to express your individual interest, or discuss tailoring any of these programs to suit your organisation or school.

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Great infographic! If only they came with a handbook!
You may feel overwhelmed at times/ need to check in about child development and behaviour - we offer a supportive 1:1 meeting/ programme for parents. Call 0877845288/ [email protected] to book in.

What Deep Breathing Does to Your Body

What Deep Breathing Does to Your Body It has to do with the powerful vagus nerve.

Anger is very much a secondary emotion, underneath that anger there lie many other emotions. To support someone’s anger we need to understand the reason that underpins it first.

Top Children's Books to help your child deal with anxiety

Top Children's Books to help your child deal with anxiety When I was a teacher, I could always count on the emails and notes coming during those first few weeks where parents would ask...

Our earliest experiences — good and bad — can be our most important, experts say

Our earliest experiences — good and bad — can be our most important, experts say New Mexico's infant mental heath pioneers aim to eradicate 'the myth' that babies cannot remember what they see or hear.

Helping a child with selective mutism return to school after the holidays | Helping children with Selective Mutism, UK and abroad

Helping a child with selective mutism return to school after the holidays | Helping children with Selective Mutism, UK and abroad Returning to school after the holidays is often anxiety inducing for children with selective mutism. Having been at home for an extended period, going back to s...

Post-traumatic stress disorder may mimic autism in some children

Trauma can be the greatest imitator...

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Post-traumatic stress disorder may mimic autism in some children Clinicians need to be able to distinguish autism from post-traumatic stress disorder so they can provide the right support.

Every day is an opportunity for parents and caregivers to provide the best gift possible, a strong foundation for a child's mental health ❤️❤️

Disappointment about gifts is good for kids who have enough

https://theconversation.com/disappointment-about-gifts-is-good-for-kids-who-have-enough-107495?fbclid=IwAR0k9wt_RTTvllb9ksliQq3FnvCOupl4lGJbuEj__iliEB_DAYYzgBmdZyM

Disappointment about gifts is good for kids who have enough Hide the credit cards and instead build traditions with your kids. Supporting a child through gift disappointment is important to their emotional, cognitive and social development.

In Our Brutal Modern World, Science Shows Our Brains Need Craft More Than Ever

In Our Brutal Modern World, Science Shows Our Brains Need Craft More Than Ever At a time when many of us feel overwhelmed by the 24/7 demands of the digital world, craft practices, alongside other activities such as colouring books for grown-ups and the up-surge of interest in cooking from scratch and productive home gardens, a

We can all be a little guilty of doing this at times.

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What is Emotional Regulation?

Emotional Regulation is when you feel in control of your emotional state in your body. When a trigger does not send you into a frantic anxiety attack, a rage response or a shut down or dissociative state.

Emotional regulation can be tough around the holidays when we are triggered by family, our original and most dysregulating triggers. Despite how much we love our family and how much work we have done, dysregulation is a friend of the holidays.

To help with regulation think of what state your body usually goes into energetically and try opposite energetic actions. So if your response is usually anxiety - try calming and soothing actions. If your normal response is to shut down - try energizing actions.