![]() ![]() When your child’s behavior needs redirection, begin by asking yourself, “Is my child capable of meeting my expectations?” Sitting still for an hour long formal dinner, for example, may be beyond the capacity of even the most well-intended three year old! If the expectation is mismatched to the child’s development, change the expectation. Then, we’ll look for ways for the child to practice the skills he or she will need to behave appropriate. Instead, we’ll look for ways to support the child in understanding how what he or she has done affects the community. While we recognize that children can and often do misunderstand the rules for appropriate social behavior, we don’t believe that punishing the child helps him or her to better understand those rules. None of these presumptions are consistent with Montessori. Finally, we’d have to believe that a predetermined punishment would help the child to avoid the behavior in the future. Then, we’d have to believe that time to think about his or her behavior is the most effective way for the child to understand what he or she had done. First, we’d have to believe that the child was able to do the right thing, but chose not to. Consider that method for “time out.” What would one need to believe about the nature of children to think that “time out” will help improve the child’s behavior. Then, we consider what lesson we intend to teach and, finally, how we think that lesson is most effectively taught. I’m delighted to highlight the help available and to support Breathing Space Day.In Montessori, when we chose particular systems or routines with children, we do so by first considering what we believe about the intrinsic nature of children. “Breathing Space is a free service providing vital out-of-hours support to people across Scotland who are feeling low, stressed or anxious. That message is especially relevant at the moment, given the continuing challenges which we all face in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Looking after our mental health and wellbeing is just as important as looking after our physical health. Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, Kevin Stewart MSP said: If you’re worried or feeling down, please get in touch for some ‘breathing space’” “If anyone who is struggling and needs a listening ear, and wants to take a chat beyond the bench, our advisors at Breathing Space are available in the evenings and at the weekends on 0800 83 85 87 or through web chat, to listen and offer information and advice. ![]() ![]() They are doing a doing a tremendous job in taking forward this mental wellbeing agenda, offering a place to connect and reflect, and showing that we shouldn't be afraid to talk about how we are feeling. It’s inspiring to see how many organisations are committed to supporting people to stay mentally healthy through taking time to listen and share. “It's certainly been a challenging for year everyone, including our own staff who have continued to offer a compassionate listening service while working in new ways and in new office environments to safeguard against the pandemic. Tony McLaren, Breathing Space National Coordinator, said: This has been especially important at a time when the usual ways of meeting up for a chat have been limited. The Breathing Space Bench Project is aimed at creating welcoming spaces - encouraging people to sit and take some breathing space, to share a bit of time for listening and talking, or by reaching out and showing kindness and compassion. Over the last year, a range of organisations have teamed up with Breathing Space to encourage Scots to take some time out for their mental health with a moment to sit and reflect or share their feelings, by installing the special benches.īreathing Space Benches are now sited in locations as varied as Inchinnan Church, Musselburgh Golf Club, Lanarkshire parks, colleges across Borders, Fife, Dundee and Angus and at Strathclyde University. The theme for the day is ‘You Matter, We Care’ and Breathing Space is delighted that an increasing number of organisations are actively promoting that message through the Breathing Space Bench Project National Breathing Space Day (1st February) takes place annually to raise awareness of the confidential support the mental health phone service provides for anyone feeling low or stressed. ![]()
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