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I talk often about co-regulation and how to support your family through your own regulation. Your nervous system influences your kids' or or your partner's nervous systems. That's a fact. Somewhere along the way though, that got twisted. Now you're feeling responsible for managing everyone's emotional state AT ALL TIMES. You're walking on eggshells in your own house. Monitoring their face, their tone, their energy. Making sure you're calm enough, patient enough, upbeat enough so everyone ELSE ca

Co-regulation is not just a parenting strategy; it’s a profound way we can support our children’s emotional development from the very beginning. When you see a parent, like my husband in this video, soothing and supporting our daughter, you’re witnessing the foundational work that helps her learn to manage her emotions effectively. This nurturing interaction does more than calm her in the moment; it helps her brain form the pathways needed to handle stress and regulate her own emotions as she gr