Body

Emotion

Food

Validation of being

Using their name

Exercise

Water

Rest

Clean clothes

Clean body

Positive Reinforcement

Medical needs
Music

Accepting emotion

Physical activity

Draw or paint the feeling

See the humour

Strategy for next time

"Is this a tragedy?"

Ask, "how should we deal with it?"
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Praise

Focus on strengths
Small praises

Encouragement after failure

Saying, "I haven't remembered yet."

Replace the negative with the positive

Teach how to say no

Redirect aggression

Remove the victim trap

Mind

Spirit

11. What tutors can do

Show the overhead Compassionate, Caring Tutors Can. Discuss.

Show the overhead. Strategies for Tutors. Discuss. Hand out cards and pamphlets from various resources in the community.


28 Brain Gym is a series of movements that can be used with learners to encourage whole-brain learning. For more information, refer to Dennison and Dennison, 1994.