The Connections Between Emotions & Behavior

This is my latest summary of how I think about behavior - which is not often the way we have been taught to think about behavior. I share some of my understanding of how the brain is often meeting a need or a want as part of its core function to keep us alive and safe, and how trauma plays a huge role in that. I also share a simplified approach *which I have found much more success with* for responding to maladaptive behavior from kids who struggle emotionally and it does not involve rewards or consequences or a chart of any kind.  The approach? Understanding the brain and showing compassion for the child, teen, or adult, who is trying to meet their primal need for connection and emotional safety.