During free play, Noah grabs toys from peers and becomes physically aggressive when asked to give them back.
The teacher is considering removing him from peer play for several days.
How will you support the teacher in moving from consequences to connections?
Prompts to support discussion
1. What is the skill gap?
Turn-taking?
Impulse control?
Delayed gratification?
Perspective-taking?
Flexible thinking?
2. What is happening neurologically?
Reward system activation?
Immature inhibition pathways?
Limbic dominance?
Limited cognitive flexibility?
Working memory overload?
3. How would you co-regulate in the moment?
Calm blocking of aggression?
Emotion labeling?
Modeled language?
Adult proximity?
Neutral tone?
4. What would explicit teaching look like later?
Practicing turn-taking games?
Using visual timer?
Modeling request scripts?
Rehearsing waiting?
Teaching flexible thinking language?