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    Paula Barrett is an adjunct professor at the University of Queensland, Australian National University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, she is often a keynote at global conferences on child psychology and education.

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    Paula Barrett is an adjunct professor at the University of Queensland, Australian National University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, she is often a keynote at global conferences on child psychology and education.

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    NotesfromPaulaBarrettsPresentationatCorpusChristi Feb262009(W.Chapman) RiskfactorsforAnxietyinchildren/adolescents; temperamentlowstressthreshold(1/5peopleatbirth,@Primaryschool1/2anxiety, sensitive,worry,tummyacheetc) friendshipissues,(sschl2/3showsignsofdepressionwithoutinterventioninprimary school), braindevelopment, lifeeventstrauma Consequences/interestingfacts: Justlikeanymedicalconditionitisnotembarrassingandcanbeintervened allkidshavestrengthsasaresultofthissensitivityitcanbechanneledtowardsgifts currentbrainresearchisthatyoukeepchangingyourbrain,newbraincellscontinueto form,i.e.

    rm,i.e.youcanchangelearnnewbehaviours brainveryincrediblysensitiveinteenyrs drugsalcoholverydamagingtodevelopmentinteenbrains(vrecentrsrchfrom last2yrs)

    traumaticlifeeventsalsoincludechronicbehaviours

    Protectivefactors attachment/beingconnected cognitivestyle(dopeopleseetheglassas1/2fullorempty) 5%ofpeoplearealwayspositive 5%ofpeoplearealwaysnegative Mostpeopleareinmiddle researchshowsallcanlearntobemorepositivewhichleadstohappiness,health,successetc familyisimportantfactor(dads,grandparents,unclesauntsextendedfamilygroupvimportant) ifyoudonthaveextendedfamilyyouneedtoformone;supportntwk friendshipscrucialinteenyrs

    schoolimp.preventativefactor;particularlyifparentssupporttheschool

    Specificgirlsstrengths Girlsvulnerabilities lessawarenessofpositiverolemodels;weneedstrongfemalerolemodels(wallofexcellence forwomen:AliceSprings) Developmentalmismatch,betweenemotionalandsocial.Developmentandbrainmaturity (lookingandactinglikewomenearlierwithoutthebraintohandleit) educationalandsocialpressures(moreprotectedingirlsschools) discrepancyofsocialmessages:lifemorecomplexforwomen(carers,cooks,mothers,working hours,toomanyroles/multipleconflictingroles) moreadvancedsocialemotional(boyslessaware) moreadvancedfinemotor(boysadvancedgrossmotor) slowerphysiologicalarousal betterverbalexpressionyounger moreopportunityforsamegendersupport(morefemalerolemodelsinschools) girls2to3yrsahead

    HealthyEducationalDevelopment exercise,diet,sleep nocomputersshouldbeinkidsrooms;kidscan'tregulatetimewhenonline; Diettheproblemisnotfat.problemissugar emotionalandsocialskillsresilienceweneedtotrainkidsmoreinthisarea cognitivedevelopmentschoolsdothiswell familyschoolcommunitydevelopment kidsneedtospendtwohrsperweekdoingthingsforotherpeoplee.g.nursinghomesetc

    Otherwise: anxiouskidsexplodeathomefromthestressoftheirday,feelsickaboutschool,difficulty goingtosleep, Lifetoorushedforkids

    Whattodoaboutit? Metaphorkidsusedtoonlygotodentistwhenabscessformed,nowweareproactiveandpreventative Resources: Thebrainthatchangesitself(Doidge07) Thedevelopingbrain(tooacademic) Blameitonmybrain(Morgan08) awarenessandearlyinterventionarmskidswithskillstosucceed

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