In this blog, I explore the relationship between neuroscience and leadership. The latest research in neuroscience tells us that our neurobiology is what drives our behaviour and defines how we, as leaders, make meaning, solve problems, and carry out tasks with others. First, a quick refresher on two critical areas of the brain that affect …
The book tells the story of how adverse childhood experiences cause deep emotional scars, impact brain development, our personalities, and our behaviours, and are a powerful predictor of our risk for physical and mental health problems later in life.
Identifying sleep problems in children and young people can help prevent the onset and worsening of mental illness, substance misuse, and other health impairments. Thus, identifying a child or young person’s sleep pattern as a part of any assessment can be extremely important to enable appropriate forms of intervention to take place.
Typical childhood fears tend to disappear as children grow older. However, traumatic events that induce fear, such as physical and sexual abuse or exposure to family violence, contribute to lifelong impacts on well-being. What children and young people in the out-of-home care system need most is to be surrounded by a healthy community that can buffer the fear, pain, distress, and loss caused by their earlier-life trauma. What works to heal them is anything that increases the number and quality of a child or young person’s relationships.
