How to Co-Regulate With a Child

How to Co-Regulate With a Child

A child is yelling, crying, slamming a door, or completely shut down. Your own body starts to tighten. You want to help, but your brain is already racing. That is usually the exact moment people start searching for how to co regulate with a child – not because...
Calm Response to Child Behavior That Works

Calm Response to Child Behavior That Works

A Calm Response to Child Behavior A child slams the door, yells “no,” throws the pencil, or shuts down completely. In that moment, a calm response can feel almost impossible — especially when you are already stretched thin, already running on fumes,...
How to Help a Dysregulated Child

How to Help a Dysregulated Child

How to Help a Dysregulated Child When a child is yelling, shutting down, throwing things, or melting into tears over something that seems small, the fastest way to make things worse is to treat it like defiance. Start here: the child is not giving you a hard time....