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Addressing Social and Emotional Needs in Early Childhood: Prevention is Key Lisa Kelly-Vance, PhD Past President, NASP 2018-19 OSPA, October 25, 2019
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“The greatest opportunity for lifelong impact on children’s development is in the years from birth through age 8. Decades of research point to the early years as the most critical time for building intellect, strengthening social and emotional skills and setting a positive trajectory for school and life success.” -Buffett Early Childhood Institute
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Why our work is important: Parents’ Misconceptions 44% of parents thought infants and young children could tell if a parents was angry or sad 43% of parents thought children could self regulate their emotions by age 3; 20% thought they could regulate by age 2 Parents tend to look for signs similar to adult expression. It is our responsibility to get accurate and helpful information to parents and caregivers.
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Good news Mental health in young children is more influenced by environment than genetics. Supporting the parents/caregivers helps provide an environment where children’s mental health and well being can flourish. Early intervention greatly reduces mental health problems. Children’s behaviors have meaning and we can learn to better interpret their needs.
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Major Areas of Concern 9.5-14.2% of children age 0-5 have mental/behavioral health issues. Most common MBH issues in early childhood are: Anxiety Conduct disorders ADHD Depression Social Skills
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Early Childhood distinctions Anxiety Level of impairment results in the child not engaging in behaviors typical for age – E.g., refusal to separate from parent when given opportunity to play with peer May not state the actual feeling of fear or anxiety Express anxiety through behavior defiance, avoidance crying, clinging to adult Often mistaken for oppositional behavior or irritability
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Early Childhood distinctions Oppositional Defiant Disorder Irritability, restlessness, negativity, aggressive behaviors, hyperactivity Not as sensitive to rewards – harder to change behavior Based in the brain – amygdala ADHD Hyperactive and impulsive behaviors typically develop earlier than inattention. Ratings of parent stress are highest when these children are preschool age. Parents report that the children are: More demanding of them More stressful to manage Less reinforcing to them as parents Less able to adapt to change Less compatible with parents and siblings 16% are expelled from preschool 40% are suspended from preschool (compared to 0.5% of children without ADHD)
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Current obstacles
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Kindergarten - What is happening? Play has declined over the past several decades Anxiety and depression have increased The story of Finland Minimal direct teaching of reading in Kindergarten The curriculum is play By 3rd grade, student reading skills are at grade level
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Preschool Expulsion Who is getting expelled? 27 per 1000 children Compare to 2 per 1000 in K-12 4 year olds are more likely to be expelled than 3 year olds Black children 2x more likely than white children Boys 4x more likely than girls Reference: Gilliam & Sharhar (2006) Preschool and Childcare Expulsion and Suspension, Infants and Young Children, 19 (3).228-245.
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Preschool Expulsion Is it because of children’s mental and behavioral health? Adult behaviors are better predictors of preschool expulsion than child behaviors High child: teacher ratios Higher rates of job stress in teachers Length of day – longer program, more likely to refer No resources for behavior support
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Play and Mental Health The decline in play has been correlated with the increase in anxiety and depression. Play is intrinsically rewarding to children. Play helps children feel a sense of control in their world. https://www.zerotothree.org/early-learning/play Through play, we can help children with their mental and behavioral health needs. Play allows children to practice skills.
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Shifting to empowerment
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Prevention Build resilience in children – address their mental health and behavioral needs Work with parents/caregivers to do the same “It’s more efficient, both biologically and economically, to get things right the first time than to try to fix them later. We’ve learned that brains, skills, and health are built over time, but starting early is what counts. Neuroscientists tell us that the window of opportunity for development remains open for many years, but the costs of remediation grow with age.” National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2007)
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The Importance of Prevention $1 invested in Early Childhood gets a $7 return later in life Reduction in Special education Social services Criminal behavior Increase in Physical and mental health Family self-sufficiency Heckman (2006)
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But first….Child Find We need to be more strategic in finding young children with mental health concerns. We have to prevent these problems from getting worse.
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What to do when we find them
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The Mega To Do List Increase Parent/Caregiver Skills Research consistently demonstrates that improving parenting improves child outcomes. Parents want more information about how to help their children Supported by research Assume it is a can’t do rather than a won’t do Increase Teacher Skills Behavioral Consultation Increase Child Skills – Direction Instruction Social Skills Play Emotion regulation All of these address the mental health needs by teaching parents/caregivers and children
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Intervention Strategies Provide information to parents and caregivers Increase parent/caregiver skills Conduct Social Skills Training Increase opportunities for play and Implement Play Interventions Emotion regulation Social skills Alternate behaviors – e.g., positive play skills
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Getting information to families: Distribute fliers and promote MBH services Churches Home visitors Apartment buildings NextDoor app Child care centers FaceBook Pediatricians Health Care Groceries Clinical psychs Mini Marts Public agencies Drug stores Parks Schools SLPs
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Getting information to families Sesame Street – addressing violence and other topics Sesamestreetincommunities.org Information about the importance of play and how to enhance your child’s play Information about social/emotional development https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/earlylearning/talk-read-sing/feelings-milestones.pdf Zero to Three https://www.zerotothree.org Pinterest has lots of charts
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Brain Building Moments http://joinvroom.org/science-and-facts Took science, put it in a 5th grade reading level. The put it in small information bytes. Collected data on what parents in poverty wanted for their children – they wanted a better life for them and wanted to know the science for how to do it.
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Supporting Teachers Share information about anxiety, depression, conduct disorders, social skills Mental and behavioral health consultation in early childhood Reminder: The relationships teachers form with children is critical. A positive, warm, encouraging, responsive, and supportive teacher can make a huge difference in the social-emotional and educational outcomes of young children.
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Addressing Anxiety in Classrooms and at Home Let’s talk about the good things that happened today. Exposure therapy – use breathing techniques during exposure Exposure is better than avoidance Calming Jars Empty bottle, warm water, glitter paint Calming Kits
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Calming Kits
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Training Parents about Play Parents and caregivers see play as a way for children to have fun, not as a learning opportunity. Why it is important for parents to understand play – Play is serious business for children. www.Plaisuno.com
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Parent example Dempsey et al 48 month old male Autism, speech-language delay 6 week intervention 1 on 1 intervention with parent (with graduate student as a consultant throughout) Mother was taught through a training program how to increase her son’s play Increase in pretend play 8 steps in sequence at post test (single step at pretest) Multiple step sequences observed 3 times at post test (0 times at pretest) Qualitative changes: Child’s mother reported more social play between the child and his brother Child was more easily encouraged to play with new toys Mother observed many more pretend play behaviors
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Child Interventions Social skills instruction – includes emotion regulation Play training Some children need direct teaching of play Play and Behavior - Gillaspie implemented 4 weeks intervention with 3 children (24-48 months of age) with severe behavior needs. Had a comparison group. Increases found in percent of time spent in pretend play and highest level of play.
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Social Skills Training – covers mental health Eg. Skillstreaming in Early Childhood Uses well-researched procedures: Modeling Role-playing Feedback Transfer Skill Categories Beginning Social Skills School-Related Skills Friendship Making Skills Dealing With Feelings Alternatives to Aggression Dealing With Stress
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Skill - example Relaxing 1. Think about how you feel. 2. Take three deep breaths. 3. Squeeze the oranges. (Imaginary)
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Can we do this? Yes, we can! We don’t have a choice. Children and their families are depending on us.