Page 7 - Hampshire Governor Conference June 2024
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In traditional approaches, children can



      become trapped in ‘The Punishment Cycle’










                                                                       Child struggles
                                      6                              due to low skills &
                                                                         high needs                                   1
                                         Poorer executive                                           Negative adult
                                         functioning skills                                            response





                                   5                                                                                     2


                                       Higher sensitivity                                                Sanction:
                                        to challenge /                                                  connections
                                           stressors                                                      worsen




                                       4                                                                             3


                                            Increase in stress                                  Sanction: sense of
                                                  levels                                          control worsens
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