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CAFE

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Parent Engagement

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Form Relationships

Children benefit most when their caregivers and teachers know one another
Focus on children’s strengths and strengths of the partnership

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Parent Engagement

Create ways to become and stay engaged

Engagement- between parents and teachers, and with their student
Small efforts, will create deep and meaningful consistency

Communicate two ways

Both parents and teachers have important information
Frequent and clear communication, with equal participation to speak and listen

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Positive Adult Relationships

At least one stable, caring, and supportive relationship with an adult.

Citations 1, 14, and 16

parents

grandparents, aunts, uncles

step-parents

neighbor

family friend

sitter

coach

club sponsor

counselor

therapist

social worker

religious leader

job supervisor

tutor

librarian

school bus driver

mentor

health care staff

teacher

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Categories of Stress

Positive �Stress

Sensations

Excitement

Effects

Briefly increases heart rate
Slightly elevates adrenaline and other stress hormones

Tolerable � Stress

Fear
Grief

Elevates stress hormones to a greater degree
Calls for substantial adult support

Toxic �Stress

Excessive or prolonged activation of stress hormones
Disrupts brain function

Terror
Hopelessness
Negative expectations

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Seeking Mental Health Resources

Child is no longer responding to supports at home and school
Sharp changes in behavior
Interfering with their school, work, and social environment at home and at school.

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Communication with School.

How do you communicate with your school when you have concerns regarding your child’s emotional and behavioral health?

What emotional and behavioral supports does your school use?

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Parental Influence

What are your communication strategies at home with your child?
How do you encourage emotional regulation at home?

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Resources

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Identifying Emotions

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Problem Solving

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Ways to cope

Cesar:

An emotional and also physical framework coping strategy is learning to relax,. You may be anxious and you need feel your heart rate increase, breathing increase, you may feel sweaty, hot, read, and feel yourself blushing. Here is a good way to stay grounded:

Anxiety is not all bad: think about an antelope being stalked by a lion, the anxiety prepares it to react immediately. If the antelope stops to think it will become the lions prey. So anxiety is useful in that context and prepares us to react quickly (sports). But what happens when we get anxiety and we are not in danger? This anxiety is not longer useful but rather detrimental because we may be in a situation that requires us to stop and think and make logical decisions (taking test, in a meeting, giving a speech etc.) this anxiety is not longer useful and making split second decisions becomes detrimental it is important to return and make the right choices.

I find this strategy awesome because it draws little attention, I find myself drawing a star and returning back to my baseline, I was just doing it better I started talking to you guys, and I often do it before an exam. Because if I take an exam with anxiety, I am not going to be picking the most logical answers, I will be picking the answers impulsively.

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Nebraska Mental Health Resources

Nebraska Mental Health Regions