Update 11th January 2026

Triune Brain Updated

The Triune Brain in Early Years – Understand Children’s Behaviour Through Brain Development, Co-Regulation and Emotional Safety.
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Module Contents

This practical course introduces early years practitioners to the Triune Brain model, explaining how the Survival, Feeling and Thinking brains shape children’s behaviour and why calm connection must come before correction, equipping learners to support emotional regulation, positive behaviour and trauma-aware practice in everyday settings.

Module 1 – Introduction to the Triune Brain
Introduces the Triune Brain model and explains how different brain systems influence children’s behaviour during stress.
Module 2 – The Survival Brain
Develops understanding of fight, flight and freeze responses and how to keep children safe when reasoning is unavailable.
Module 3 – The Feeling Brain (Limbic System)
Explores how emotions and relationships drive behaviour and why empathy and connection calm dysregulation.
Module 4 – The Thinking Brain (Neocortex)
Explains how reasoning, planning and self-control develop slowly and require calm, supported experiences to grow.
Module 5 – Using the Triune Brain Model in Behaviour Support
Teaches practitioners how to match their responses to the child’s active brain system to support safety, connection and reflection.
Module 6 – Co-Regulation: Building Emotional Safety
Builds skills in using adult presence, voice, routines and sensory tools to help children regulate their nervous systems.
Module 7 – Early Years Application: Positive Behaviour Through Brain Awareness
Applies brain-aware practice to everyday early years situations to replace punishment with compassionate, developmentally informed behaviour support.