It might help to tell him how much he is loved and that whatever he feels or however he acts you still love him and are still right behind him. This in itself can help some children to settle.

By also explaining the developing 'chimp' brain in children, he shows us how 10 habits can help children to understand and manage their emotions and behaviour. These 10 habits should and can be retained for life. An adult explanation of the chimp model is given in Peters’ previous book The Chimp Paradox. The Chimp model is expressed as the human (frontal lobe, a.k.a blue brain) and the chimp (limbic system, a.k.a red brain). My Hidden Chimp goes into less depth but explains how a chimp has a very small blue blue brain so it mainly decides things with its red brain, hence calling it your chimp. The human (blue brain, “You”) is the you that you really want to be.Listen to ‘The Chimp Paradox’, narrated by the author Professor Steve Peters. The book is available as both an Audio CD and on Audible.

In this Audiobook, Professor Steve Peters explains the struggle that takes place within your mind and then shows how to apply this understanding to every area of your life so you can:

Watch out – there’s a Chimp about!

My Hidden Chimp’ is an educational book for children to work through with an adult or by themselves. The book offers parents, teachers and carers some ideas and thoughts on how to help children to develop healthy habits for life.

Professor Steve Peters is a consultant psychiatrist and has worked in the clinical field of psychiatry for over 20 years. He specialises in optimising the functioning of the mind and also holds degrees in mathematics and medicine. Prof Peters is Undergraduate Dean at Sheffield University Medical School and resident psychiatrist with Sky ProCycling. He is also the consultant psychiatrist for Liverpool FC and, from May 2014, for the England football team. Steven Gerrard, Sir Chris Hoy, Sir Bradley Wiggins, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Victoria Pendleton and Craig Bellamy have all spoken publicly about how Prof Peters' unique model has helped them improve their performance. When young people understand what is happening in their minds, they can better control how they respond and react.Dr. Strangemind (voiced by Dayton Allen impersonating Béla Lugosi) - Name inspired by Dr. Strangelove. If you’re reading this as a teacher wedded to the idea of direct instruction, there are a few things you might take issue with - Peters argues strongly for child-led discovery and investigation and emphasises the importance of group work. He is also adamant that positive encouragement and praise trump punishment, especially when it comes to challenging behaviours. The book tries to avoid some problems otential pitfalls, for instance explaining that your chimp is part of you so you can’t just blame it when you do something naughty. You have to make sure it behaves itself like you would with a pet. Section 2 - Habits My son has suddenly become very sensitive and is taking things that other people say very much to heart, even when there is no malice intended, it’s as though he has lost all perspective and he thinks everyone is against him now. Steve is a medical doctor; he specialises in mental health and the functioning of the human mind and has dedicated his working life to help people get the best out of themselves and to be in a good place. His current and past experiences include: clinical director of Mental Health Services within the NHS at a district hospital, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Undergraduate Dean at Sheffield Medical School. He has spent 20 years as an examination panel member at the Royal College of Psychiatry and has been an expert advisor to World Anti-Doping Agency.

Lancelot Link (played by Tonga, voiced by Dayton Allen imitating Humphrey Bogart). His surname is a play on ' The Missing Link' Steve shows readers how 10 habits can help children to understand and manage their emotions and behaviour. Proprioception can be found in our joints and muscles and exercising these for 10-15 minutes per day can give a calming effect of 1-2 hours according to research. To help do this, Professor Steve Peters developed The Chimp Model which consolidates complex neuroscience into an easy-to-understand model.

At this stage, it might also help for your child to reflect on when they started to feel a particular emotion and if they remember what caused it. 3. Introduce The Inner Chimp