Page 39 - Unit 13 Responding in the Moment Flipbook

Responding in the Moment
Brain Needs Answers

Questions

1. The 3 main categories of needs are:

➢ Physical (basic physical & sensory),
6. Scenario: a child punches one of the players during a friendly lunchtime ball
➢ Emotional (People Around Me & World Around Me)
game. She shouts that the player had cheated.

➢ Learning needs (the fancy term being Executive Function Skills) and
Which of these is an example of connection and why?
the six related skills (Control Centre Skills 2).

a. I understand you feel Josie cheated, but you know that punching isn’t ok. Poor
2. The 6 Physical needs: water, food, sleep, pain free, right
Josie was in terrible pain. She certainly didn’t deserve that.
temperature, physical exercise (feeling fit).
b. It’s so frustrating when we feel someone has cheated. Especially when we don’t
feel we have any control over the situation. That must have been really tough.
3. The 6 Sensory needs: light, sound, proprioception, smell, tactile,
c.
Oh dear. That is a shame. You have done so well in the past few weeks.
level of interest.

7. How do we make sure that, whilst responding with connection and kindness, we
4. The 6 People Around Me needs: cared for and supported by adults;
do not give the message that it is ok to act and speak in unhelpful ways?
liked by peers; sense of belonging; feeling I count and am an important

part of the group; feeling ok and accepted as the person I am; feeling

listened to and understood.