Description
Book SynopsisLearn how to navigate the challenging terrain of connecting with a child who is afraid, angry, and/or sad. Framing this work as emotionally responsive teaching, this book expands current conceptualizations of trauma-informed practice to encompass more broadly the relational demands of supporting young children with challenging life circumstances.
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Foreword Mary Benson McMullen ix
- Acknowledgments and Dedication xi
- Introduction 1
- 1. Teaching Children With Messy Lives 7
- Developing a Shared Perspective 8
- Messy Lives as a Context for Development 11
- Trauma Is the Symptom, Not the Problem 14
- A Conceptual Framework for Thinking More Deeply 16
- Summary 21
- 2. Essential Elements of an Emotionally Responsive Teaching Approach 23
- Defining Emotionally Responsive Teaching 24
- The Essence of Emotionally Responsive Teaching 30
- Development and Emotionally Responsive Teaching 33
- The Aims of Emotionally Responsive Teaching 37
- The Emotionally Responsive Ethic 39
- Summary 40
- 3. Teaching From Hope Versus Teaching From Fear 43
- Self-Fulfilling Expectations 43
- Teaching in Treacherous Times 46
- We All Teach Our Own Story 57
- Summary 66
- 4. Reframing Resilience for Children With Messy Lives 69
- I Keep Me Safe 70
- Development Along Alternative Pathways 71
- A Developmental Pathways Approach 74
- Reframing Resilience 79
- Moving Forward 87
- Summary 88
- 5. Redefining Trauma: The Embodied Experience of Threat 91
- Sinking in the Pool 91
- The Embodied Experience of Threat 95
- The Stress Response System 100
- Differentiating Brief Stress, Adversity, Toxic Stress, and Trauma 107
- Summary 110
- 6. Too Scared to Learn: The Impact of Fear on Development and Learning 111
- A Shift in Worldview 112
- Adversity and Learning 118
- Summary 137
- 7. Cultivating Emotionally Responsive Teaching 139
- The Anchors of Emotionally Responsive Teaching 140
- Summary 168
- 8. The Courage to Care 171
- All Children Benefit From Emotionally Responsive Teaching 172
- Sustaining the Emotionally Responsive Teacher 176
- Summary 185
- References 187
- Index 199
- About the Author 207
