What Is Dysregulation and What Does It Look Like in Children?

Dysregulation is not about being “bad” or “misbehaving.”

It’s about a child’s nervous system becoming overwhelmed and struggling to return to a calm, balanced state.

Understanding dysregulation is the first step in helping children manage big emotions, stay connected, and thrive at home and in the classroom.

Behaviroal Challenges: How Connection Calms the Amygdala

Understanding how connection calms the amygdala, the brain’s emotional alarm system, can completely change the way adults respond to challenging behaviors.

Five Signs Kids Display When Overstimulated at School (and How to Support Them)

Here are five common signs that a child may be overstimulated at school—and how to help them find calm again.

10 Tips For What To Do When Your Child Has BIG Feelings

If you are a parent, you are probably no stranger to “big feelings” from your child. They aren’t called the terrible twos and the teen years for no reason. But even children who are not 2 years old or a teenager can have big feelings. Sometimes, it can seem that our children always have bigContinue reading “10 Tips For What To Do When Your Child Has BIG Feelings”