#regulation

Nov 111 min read

Glimmers - micro moments of joy

Glimmers are those tiny, magical moments that make us feel peace, joy, safety, and connection. They make us feel alive. We often don't...

Aug 301 min read

Breathe

When things are going well it's easier to be intentional in our parenting. It's much more of a challenge when we're out of our window of...

Aug 212 min read

Things I manage not to say

Children’s brains are wired differently to adult brains. The bits of the brain that help us manage our emotions and impulses, reflect on...

Aug 82 min read

Coregulation

Therapeutic parents are encouraged to share their calm to coregulate their dysregulated child. They might be very distressed. They might...

Aug 72 min read

Children who need love the most...

Parenting is hard. Really hard. Therapeutic parenting is beyond hard. In all the therapeutic parenting advice (specific to...

Jun 141 min read

Creating the conditions for felt safety

I love this but… Yes - and no. Let’s keep the measure of success to things we can control. Children with significant levels of trauma,...

May 251 min read

I'm so sorry

Apologies cover a multitude of parent mistakes and parent dysregulation. We all have ‘stuff’ that drives everything from behind the...