EP 42: Revolutionize Schools To Help Alternative Learners Thrive with Kristine Altwies
This episode offers tips for parents of kids who have big attachment loss and discusses the way that impacts their schooling.
Families often feel misunderstood and unsupported by their school even when administrators have the best intentions. The current one-size fits all curriculum ends up being counterproductive for most of these children who better learn through other methods. Many children leave schooling feeling low self-confidence from not being able to thrive in the systems at hand. It's not that they can't do school, but that standardized learning does not work for them. It is important to instill in children that they are not the problem. This week's guest, Kristine Altwies, MA/LMFT, aims to revolutionize schools and offer tools for parents to use in supporting their children in the places they need it most.
For many years Kristine Altwies worked in adoption as the Executive Director/CEO of Hawai’i International Child Placement and Family Services, Inc. (HIC) and coordinated adoptions around the globe. On that journey she has worked with children and families as a parent trainer, therapist and coach. She also has experiece working as a secondary education teacher (public and private schools). Kristine believes every person is born perfect, and the challenges we experience along the way come at the hands of others, managed with greater or lesser success in our own hearts, minds and bodies.
What You Will Learn:
What trauma does to the brain.
How do we work with the system that is and how we can revolutionize the system to better help children moving forward.
Know the laws.
Own being the difficult parent. You have to be willing to be pushy.
Language to stay away from.
Resources:
Waldorf Education
A Family Tree - http://www.afamilytree.org/
Pono Roots Counseling Center - www.ponoroots.org
