Signals - by Cherilyn Orr (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Would you like to improve the emotional intelligence of your kids? Signals offers a simple, relational approach to help you become aware of your emotions, their impact on others, and how to implement this technique in your home, school, or ministry.
While we can't see the brain, it sends signals to us and those around us. Just as the colors of a traffic light send drivers a signal to go, slow down, or stop, our brains signal to our emotions and affect our behavior toward others.

In Signals, Cherilyn Orr introduces a common language and imagery to help everyone manage their emotions. Rooted in neuroscience and the Bible, this approach has been used around the world because its spans across all cultural contexts. Learn how to read these signals, become more aware of your emotions as well as your child's, and understand how to respond based on the signal sent. For parents and educators, this approach is an easy-to-understand way to evaluate what's going on with your child, mentally and emotionally, at any given moment to determine an appropriate response.

Signals is also useful for kids with special needs, including those with autism. Applying the technique can transform the relationships you have with your kids and set them on a lifelong trajectory of ever-increasing emotional intelligence.

From the Back Cover

"How many times do I have to tell you . . . ?"

As parents, we've all faced times where our emotions react and overreact to a child's behavior. There are good days and bad days--moments we're proud of and moments we'd like to try again. In Signals, teacher Cherilyn Orr introduces the Stoplight Approach, a framework that integrates brain science and the Bible to give parents and their children simple, practical tools to make clear-headed decisions during the often chaotic episodes of family life.

Like a traffic light sending signals to drivers, the human brain directs its own sort of traffic, guiding our emotions and behaviors and sending signals to those around us. Signals teaches parents how to understand and respond to a child's actions in a way that meets their need for discipline, love, and safety, while preserving a loving, connected relationship.