Impact of Early Trauma

Impact of Early Trauma by Kathryn Berkett

Change how our children are processing the world
Working with the children to help the brain change

insults into the brain-can influence their life

the first 1000 days from the conception are really important
Neuro sequential

The importance of a solid foundation- if the foundation is not solid, keeps wobbling.

Singing
Touch
Rock
Covering with a blanket

Children tend to reenact these experiences -repetitive rhythmic routines

Brain bottom to top to develop
Red brain
Green brain

Survival brain-develop for the first 2 years-learn to operate speech, eating (Am I safe?) -Attachment theory-someone cares about me, trust/mistrust
Constant chaos-telling the brain-not feeling safe (feeding, eating, touch)
Touch -essential developmental part
If not feeling safe, they develop the survival brain
Slight change of the facial expressions can be determined as a fight situation for children who were neglected
Limited in emotional abilities
They wont go to the next developmental stage
Emotional brain 



Managing brain (empathy, planning, organising) 


Early trauma can influence the children's life

The importance of the environment
86 billion cells no alcohol/drugs/cortisol (stress)  the body can protect cortisol in our body
Connections are made by experiences
Has the child learnt the language of respect/turn taking/?
By repeating the experiences, connections are made.
Myelination-become wider so it is easy to go across
Check your template (what you are taught in the environment) how they feel about themselves. if they repeat this idea-it becomes their known knowledge.
Stop and reflecting about what you are doing.
For the 1000 days- learning the templates.
We can always build new templates. It would not build if there are no experiences.

Keeping the child/yourself safe.
Teach a new template-practice numerous time to activate


How often do they go into the survival brain, and how long?
Every moment the child is calm, the longer the capacity to learn. Activating the calm