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Working With Kids in Crisis. Anne King M.A. Normal Childhood Cycles Power of Being 0-6 months (9-13 years) Symptoms short attention span, dreamers, appearance Building Blocks Unconditional love, answer all needs, trust Need to be taken care of.
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Working With Kids in Crisis Anne King M.A.
Normal Childhood CyclesPower of Being0-6 months (9-13 years)Symptomsshort attention span, dreamers, appearanceBuilding BlocksUnconditional love, answer all needs, trustNeed to be taken care of
Power of Doing6-18 months (12-14 years)SymptomsPleasure seeking, short attention span,motivational problemsBuilding BlocksExplore, safe, funNeedsvariety of stimulation, establish new levels of independence, try new things
Power of Thinking18 months-3 years (13-15 years)SymptomsSaying “no”, “I want” “I have to”whine, tantrums, want to be differentrebel/comply, pushing othersBuilding Blockspush/test, limitsNeedsstatus in relation to others, find own limits, express negativity, exert opinions, test reality
Power of Identity3-6 years of age (14-16)Symptomssudden nameless fears, nightmares, experiment with social relationships, try something, just to see what will happenBuilding BlocksCourage to change, consequencesNeedsTo find out “who am I”, determine who is in charge, test power, experience consequences
Power of Being Skillful6-12 years-15-18SymptomsPreoccupied with how to do things, critical of others, “my way” learning how to be a boy and girl, mechanics of sexBuilding BlocksBelonging to groups, making mistakesNeedsmake mistakes, learn what works, argue/hassle/disagree, learn new morals and values, join different groups
Home EnvironmentDisorganizedUnstructuredUnstableDisruptiveChaoticViolentLack of ResourcesAdult CenteredUnsupervised
Classroom/Center EnvironmentOrganizedStructuredPredictableCalmNurturingResourcesChild CenteredSupervise CloselySafe