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Safety forms the foundation of child development, serving as the brain's primary focus before learning or growth can occur.

• Your brain's number one job is to keep you safe, not to think or problem-solve
• Children's behaviors often express their feelings of safety or lack thereof

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Cal Farley's Staff Development team introduces their Model of Leadership and Service, a framework focusing on six universal needs that everyone requires: safety, belonging, achievement, power, purpose, and adventure.

• Six basic human needs form the foundation for Cal Farley's approach to helping troubled youth
• Unconditional and restorative relationships are key to meeting children's needs
• Being curious about what motivates behavior helps avoid taking actions personally
• Behavior is viewed as communication about unmet needs rather than problems to punish
• The model provides a guide for decision-making when working with children
• Parents must also ensure their own needs are met to effectively care for their children
• The approach works with adults as well as children in all types of relationships

We'd love to have you join us next week as we dive deep into safety, the foundational element of our model. Until then, remember you may have to loan out your frontal lobes today—just make sure to get them back!

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Disorganized attachment develops when children experience unpredictable caregiving, creating a template where they can't anticipate how adults will respond and must constantly adjust their behavior to stay safe.

• Disorganized attachment characterized by unpredictable caregiving—loving one day, absent the next, angry another
• Children develop hypervigilance, constantly assessing situations and people to determine safety
• The phrase "if it's hysterical, it's historical" helps understand disproportionate reactions
• Disorganized attachment affects only 2-5% of general population but 80% of at-risk populations
• Children may resist stability because predictability feels threatening and unfamiliar
• Progress requires patience, consistency and time—it's not linear and setbacks are normal
• Caregivers need strong support systems as this work is emotionally demanding
• Safe, predictable responses from caregivers gradually help children build new neural pathways

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