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Guest Post: Why The NBI Test? By Sunita Glanvill
Becoming a NBI practitioner has been a long-term goal that I finally managed to achieve in 2022. I have always expected it to make a...
jujuaw05
Feb 20, 20242 min read
Using the Genetic Brain Profiling tool in our family
I just love a good assessment tool. Give me a brain profile, strengths finder or a personality type indicator any day of the week. Of course all tools have limitations, nature and nurture influence what we see in kids and in ourselves. Within relationships we grow and change and compensate for others. So let it never be true that we rigidly believe our kids fit neatly into boxes. They are much too wonderful for that. So what can a good assessment do for us? There are
jujuaw05
Feb 14, 20243 min read
Guest Post: Genetic Brain Profiling by Chantal Deacon Daniel
The importance of being seen and heard…of being recognised for our uniqueness…of learning to embrace our differences… These simple...
aadegabi29
Feb 7, 20244 min read
Contradiction in Performance: That is the ADHD
In my last blog I gave you the technical checklists used to make a diagnosis of ADHD. We agreed that the diagnosis is something to...
aadegabi29
Jan 16, 20245 min read
Why an ADHD diagnoses is a good news diagnosis and whether your child needs oen
Of all the Wonderfully Wired profiles I think the one least understood is ADHD. As a young teacher, I was guilty as many teachers are, of not taking the downsides of being ADHD seriously enough. I’d say things like ‘maybe he’s just suffering from childhood?’. Many parents also bristle at the suggestion that their kids should go on medication. On the other extreme many parents (spurred on by teachers struggling to manage their children) wish for medication and don’t un
aadegabi29
Jan 9, 20243 min read
Demystifying ADHD: A Conversation with Jessica McCabe
A note from Elle: I’m increasingly urging teachers to use AI to take away the busy work so that they can focus on offering individualised teaching to their wonderfully wired students and their wonderful ones too! One part of understanding AI better is by getting our hands dirty, so to speak, and using more of these tools in our work too. So I asked Chat GPT to make notes of a part of my chat with Jessica on the Wonderfully WIred podcast… like that friend who took the good
aadegabi29
Jan 2, 20242 min read
The Wonderfully Wired Festive season
Everyone pretends that the Christmas holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. In reality, it can be a tense, stressful time for...
aadegabi29
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Embracing Diversity: The Benefits of Letting Neurodivergence Roam Free
A Wonderfully Wired premium member suggested I take a look at Adell Bridges’ instagram page attaching this post to tempt me… Not only was the idea of letting your neurodivergence ‘run free’ rather delightful to me but I got curious: How would someone with ADHD view an age- old discipline like yoga? My curiosity was rewarded! Adell Bridges creates rather unconventional yoga sequences. Adell is interested in how the brain and body work together and how movement stimulates
aadegabi29
Nov 14, 20232 min read
How to have a collaborative, proactive discussion with your kid
Once you’ve identified one or two problems waiting to be solved that you want to intentionally collaborate on with your child, your next...
aadegabi29
Oct 14, 20231 min read
Stop addressing behaviour in the heat of the moment and start planning your responses
When your child is explosive, reactive and has big frustration responses it can feel like they come ‘out of the blue’ or ‘without any...
aadegabi29
Oct 12, 20231 min read
Shift away from solving your child's problems toward collaborating with her to solve them
The most common complaint Dr Greene hears from kids about their parents is, “They don’t listen to me.” The most common complaint he hear...
aadegabi29
Oct 10, 20231 min read
Stop modifying behaviour and start solving the problems that cause that behaviour
Modifying behaviour doesn’t solve problems. When a child throws a tantrum, for example she communicates much to the parent ready to...
aadegabi29
Oct 7, 20231 min read
Shift from thinking 'Kids do well if they want to' to 'Kids do well if they can
What do big frustration responses mean? If this child knew how important it is he would do better, I need to give him a good reason to...
aadegabi29
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Introducing the CPS model
This month we are discussing a different way of seeing and responding to behaviour that doesn't meet our expectations in our children....
aadegabi29
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Habituation:When it's important not to feel the clothes on your back
All month we’ve been discussing how babies and children learn self-regulation by the process of co-regulation from attuned, responsive...
aadegabi29
Sep 26, 20233 min read
Co-regulation: the golden key to self-regulation
I’m learning that one of the most challenging things for Wonderfully Wired babies and children is self-regulation. All babies need to...
aadegabi29
Sep 19, 20233 min read
You only have one job as a parent: To Become a Responsive one
I remember standing in the massive baby supply store 17 years ago, with a list so long it was partly concealed by my belly. I worked my...
aadegabi29
Sep 12, 20234 min read
Repost: From BabySense to Brain Body parenting
I've been looking forward to this minute, when I can share my conversation with Meg Faure with you and really explore how responsive...
aadegabi29
Sep 5, 20234 min read
Should we still teach writing to those with writing challenges?
As I write, my eldest sits and does online aptitude testing for career guidance. She reads the word based questions and I wonder if...
aadegabi29
Aug 29, 20234 min read
How can teachers start helping Wonderfully Wired kids?
I’ve been thinking about teachers with empathy and concern. What would it take for teachers under pressure to deliver results to get a ...
aadegabi29
Aug 22, 20233 min read
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