https://padlet.com/lmwalker949/kuzk83624atw Observation, Questions, Articles, Reflection, and Sources en-us 2018-09-19 01:34:16 UTC 2025-11-04 15:22:41 UTC hello@padlet.com lmwalker949 https://padlet.com/lmwalker949/kuzk83624atw/wish/283217080 A lot of the students at KinderCare have great home life's but some of them do come from trauma and hard situations that they bring to school as well. This one particular child this past Monday opened up to me about his family. We were at the creative arts center and he voiced to me that he wanted me to draw his family. I asked him who was in his family but he never mentioned a mom or dad, first thing he said was his siblings. He mentioned his two sisters, his grandparents and his neighbor. He mentioned that his father was dead and he wished he could see him more often. But then two seconds later he voiced that his dad wasn't dead he just never sees him. He didn't mention his mom at all but was persistent with me about drawing his dead. When I drew his dad he emphasized to keep his hair short because he just got a haircut and his hair wasn't long anymore. This child is very troublesome in the classroom, he does seem to have a lot of anger and sadness in him which directly comes from his family situation. He doesn't tend to focus in class and doesn't really try when things aren't of interest to him. ]]> 2018-09-19 01:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lmwalker949/kuzk83624atw/wish/283217080 lmwalker949 https://padlet.com/lmwalker949/kuzk83624atw/wish/283220779 Some of the questions that I have pertaining to this child is what exactly being done at all to encourage him to learn. I was told that his dad doesn't talk positively about education and makes school ought to be not that important but what is being done to change this mindset of his. How often does he see his father? He mentioned that his dad doesn't have a car so I'm assuming he's not able to see him that often. His grandparents are the ones to take care of him, do they see a change in him since he's been in their care or are things primarily the same]]> 2018-09-19 01:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lmwalker949/kuzk83624atw/wish/283220779 lmwalker949 https://padlet.com/lmwalker949/kuzk83624atw/wish/283223864 An article I found called A Model for Creating a Supportive Trauma-Informed Culture for Children in Preschool Settings written by Cheryl Holmes highlights how common it is for children to be exposed to trauma at a young age. The pages go into depth about a Head Start program and how they implement  a decrease in stress when it comes to the trauma, promote age appropriate social development, and create an integrated trauma informed environment.  The Head Start program decided to take on the Attachment, Self regulation and competency model (ARC). This model is used by therapists to show work with the various people in the child's life such as administrators, receptionists, bus drivers, and teachers. The therapists use the tactics from the model to teach and inform the people in various positions about how to work with children who suffer from trauma. They are encouraged to identify the child's feelings and work with them to understand how they feel. They can go even further to teach children how they can deal with their feelings. Whenever they're feeling upset they can take deep breaths, they can write or draw about it or they can confide in someone they feel comfortable with. ]]> 2018-09-19 02:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lmwalker949/kuzk83624atw/wish/283223864 lmwalker949 https://padlet.com/lmwalker949/kuzk83624atw/wish/350578468 I personally am passionate about this particular questions because this is exactly why I wanted to be a teacher to begin with. I want children to feel comfortable talking to me about their problems. I think it's important for students to understand how they feel about things they're going through. Students in schools battle things that they don't know or want to talk about but we should make them comfortable in doing so. This Head Start program address and utilizes a model that can be very beneficial in classrooms. I genuinely think this model is a great addition to any classroom.  ]]> 2019-04-10 23:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lmwalker949/kuzk83624atw/wish/350578468 lmwalker949 https://padlet.com/lmwalker949/kuzk83624atw/wish/350578523 Holmes, C. (2015). A Model for Creating a Supportive Trauma-Informed Culture for Children in preschool Settings. Journal of Child & Family Studies. Vol.24, Issue 6, p1650-1659. ]]> 2019-04-10 23:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lmwalker949/kuzk83624atw/wish/350578523