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Children like
to be cooperative, helpful, generous, kind, competent, fair, loving and good
friends. When they feel connected to others, this is how they function. They
reach out in friendship, share easily, and solve problems. This is what we
observe as a child whose executive function is working well.
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From
the handout it is obvious that the things that cause disconnection are
stressful to children. When children feel stressed they can feel hurt,
confused, alone, afraid, embarrassed, guilty, sad, and so on. When feeling
these ways, their thinking is less flexible and clear. In turn, when they cannot think well, the
feelings of hurt, isolation and confusion get intensified. It is no wonder that
behavior goes off-track! Children can become hurtful, unsafe, manipulative,
withdrawn, uncooperative, or easily upset when this happens. Their ability to understand explanations,
logical consequences, and reasoning also gets sidetracked by their feelings of
hurt. It is as if they just do not know what to do, cannot manage their
behavior, and begin to act in unworkable ways.
They need help to restore their sense of connection and with it, their thinking
and reasoning abilities.
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Handout 5: Causes of Disconnection
Helping Children with Aggression, by Patty Wipfler
Handout 5: Causes of Disconnection
Helping Children with Aggression, by Patty Wipfler