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To understand what's really happening in your child's inner world, ask them...
No more guessing their feelings or worrying if you're saying or doing the right thing when they're upset.
Every child has a unique personality and set of emotional needs, shaped by how their nervous system responds to the world. One size doesn't fit all in education and caregiving.
So let's learn to tailor our approach to meet each child where they're at? Here's where you start.
The Body Battery®: A Tool For Adults & Kids to Recognize, Understand, and Communicate How They're Feeling.
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It's no surprise our kids are feeling alone and disconnected...
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Before school even starts we're trying to decode the silent messages of distress, anxiety, and exhaustion that play across our middle-schoolers faces.
But when we ask what's going on, the response is typically an avoidant, "I'm fine."
We developed the Body Battery as a first step to understanding each other better. It helps simplify discussions about emotions, promotes regular emotional check-ins, and enhances self-awareness. This tool not only improves how we manage emotions but also empowers parents and teachers to provide the precise support needed at just the right moments.
Ready to take the first step?
The questions we need to ask ourselves to & the kids in our lives...
The questions we need to ask ourselves to & the kids in our lives...
By understanding how each child experiences and processes their emotions, we can tailor our approach to meet their specific needs, fostering a stronger connection with meaningful conversations within the relationship.
This allows our children to feel seen & understood.
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Whats the state of their nervous system? What number is their Body Battery on?
Whats the state of their nervous system? What number is their Body Battery on?
What are they developmentally capable of doing?
What are they developmentally capable of doing?
This helps determine the child's current capacity to engage in activities and provide appropriate support to help regulate emotions.
This helps determine whether we are setting realistic expectations and providing opportunities for growth and learning.
What is the child's personality? How do they process thoughts and emotions?
What is the child's personality? How do they process thoughts and emotions?
This helps us be mindful and appreciate the child's preferences to responding to and interacting with the world.
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Maybe you're thinking...
How will the Body Battery make it easier for my kids to talk about how they feel?
Since I've been using the Body Battery with kids longer than anyone else, I think I can speak to this quite confidently:
- You want to understand how your kids are feeling, but you don't know what to say or how to help. This is for you.
- If you feel distant as a family and you don't know where to start. This is for you.
- If you want to stop guessing or worrying about whether your child is struggling emotionally. This is for you.
- You don't understand why certain personalities get emotionally overwhelmed or under-stimulated. This is for you.
- If you want to know how to quickly and proactively assess the emotional energy of students that are difficult to understand and connect with. This is for you.
- If you want to create a more supportive learning environment that fosters better engagement and academic success. This is for you.
- If you want to help parents know, love & understand their child for additional support at home. This is for you.
- If you want to effectively teach self-awareness, self-advocacy, and self-confidence in a fun way. This is for you.
- If you want a common language the whole class uses to encourage reflection, empathy and emotional literacy. This is for you.
- If they struggle to understand and express their emotions. This is for you.
- If they find it difficult to calm down and know what they need. This is for you.
- If they experience social challenges at school or when around other people. This is for you.
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The Body Battery
Hi! I'm Kara Lackey, an Elephant! I'm the Co-Founder of Know & Love, Behavioral Health Specialist, and a mom of four. I believe there is nothing more than loving and understanding people.
With my insanely creative Meerkat husband by my side, we developed the Animal Genius Quiz® and Body Battery® as resources to help you deepen your understanding and connection with yourself and your kids.
Want to see how we use the Body Battery® to check-in with our kids during dinner?
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Hi! I'm Kara Lackey, an Elephant! I'm the Co-Founder of Know & Love, Behavioral Health Specialist, and a mom of four. I believe there is nothing more than loving and understanding people.
With my insanely creative Meerkat husband by my side, we developed the Animal Genius Quiz® and Body Battery® as resources to help you deepen your understanding and connection with yourself and your kids.
Want to see how we use the Body Battery® to check-in with our kids during dinner?
Parents...
Want to know how to implement the Animal Genius Quiz® and Body Battery® into your classroom to empower your students with greater self-awareness and emotional intelligence?
uhhh, yes please!
Teachers...
DESIGNED for various ways of communicating
The Body Battery makes it easy for kids to understand their emotions and choose their best way to communicate how they feel.
It combines all three ways of information processing and learning:
Hold the Body Battery® and slide the band to match the corresponding color and feeling.
Communicating what and why they're feeling creates meaning conversation.
Facial cues on the poster help identify the emotions they’re feeling (also great for non-readers!)
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