Well this week has certainly zipped by quickly! Aren't snow days great? It wouldn't be a Minnesota winter without them, even if we do have to wait until the end of March for them to come.... And I'm vowing now to get back on track and post these updates on Mondays again, but in the mean time, better late than never!
This week in group we worked on the difficult skill of perspective taking. This skill is part of the mindfulness curriculum, as well as our social thinking curriculum, and it harnesses the pre-frontal cortex's ability to process through new information by comparing it to existing knowledge, then make good decisions. Yes, even as adults we're constantly working on this skill! However, the ability to view a situation from another person's point of view improves interpersonal relationships, quells anxiety, helps with impulse control, and gives us the opportunity to predict how to respond in different situations. In general, perspective taking builds the brain's ability to make more reflective, conscious, appropriate responses.
We read a great story called "Hey, Little Ant" by Phillip and Hannah Hoose and then did a drawing activity to reinforce different perspectives. Next week we will continue with our unit on perspective taking and move from "how do other people feel in this situation?" to "how do other people feel about me in this situation?". Have a great weekend!
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