The “Whole-Brain Child Workbook” is a practical resource for social workers, therapist and other professionals working with children. Authored by Dan Siegel, MD, and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, this workbook offers interactive exercises and activities designed to nurture children’s developing minds. It focuses on enhancing communication, emotional regulation, and problem-solving skills in children while emphasizing the integration of logical and emotional brain functions.
This resource provides actionable strategies for building strong connections with children, fostering healthy emotional development, and addressing challenging situations. Whether you’re a social worker or another professional working with children, this workbook offers practical tools to support their well-rounded growth and development.
Contents:
CHAPTER 1
Parenting With The Brain In Mind
CHAPTER 2
Two Brains are Better Than One
Whole-Brain Strategy #1: Connect And Redirect
Whole-Brain Strategy #2: Name It to Tame It
CHAPTER 3
Building The Staircase of The Mind
Integrating the Upstairs and Downstairs Brain
Whole-Brain Strategy #3: Engage Don’t Enrage
Whole-Brain Strategy #4: Use It or Lose It
Whole-Brain Strategy #5: Move It Or Lose It
CHAPTER 4
Kill the Butterflies
Integrating Memory for Growth and Healing
Whole-Brain Strategy #6: Use the Remote of the Mind
Whole-Brain Strategy #7: Remember to Remember
CHAPTER 5
The United States of Me
Integrating The Many Parts of Self
Whole-Brain Strategy #8: Let the Clouds of Emotion Roll By
Whole-Brain Strategy #9: SIFT – What’s Going On Inside
Whole-Brain Strategy #10: Exercising Mindsight: Getting Back to the Hub
CHAPTER 6
The Me-We Connection:
Integrating Self and Other
Whole-Brain Strategy #11: Increase the Family Fun Factory – Making a Point to Enjoy Each Other
Whole-Brain Strategy #12: Connection Through Conflict – Teach Kids to Argue with a “We” in Mind
CONCLUSION
Bringing It All Together
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