What’s Up With Regression? {EP 180}


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It’s normal and common for stress and dysregulation to cause kids to act younger than they really are. This happens to grown-ups too! Simply because it’s normal and common doesn’t mean it’s not very frustrating!

In this episode, you’ll learn

  • A neurosequential explanation for regression
  • How to use regression as a cue or a clue about the state your child’s nervous system
  • Ways to respond to regressed behavior that may increase regulation, connection, and felt safety

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    Is Regulated The Goal? {EP 179}


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    I’m sure you often feel like ‘getting your kid regulated’ is a very important goal!

    But- is it? Is regulated the goal? And is it possible to even consider these kinds of questions when we are parenting very dysregulated kids with very dangerous behaviors?

    In this episode, you’ll learn

    • The difference between a moment of being regulated and having a regulated (balanced) nervous system
    • How regulation and dysregulation must coexist
    • Why thinking about any of this high-level stuff when you have REAL PROBLEMS TO REALLY ADDRESS can be helpful

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    Or, you can read the entire transcript of the episode by scrolling down and clicking ‘transcript.’

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      EVERYONE Has A Watchdog And Possum Brain! {EP 178}


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      Believe it or not, we don’t want to get rid of our kids’ watchdog and possum brains!

      We want to help their watchdog and possum brain rest so they aren’t working so hard.

      Their watchdog and possum brains are overworked and overactive.

      In this episode, you’ll learn

      • Why we must remember that everyone has a watchdog and possum brain
      • How gratitude and acceptance of the watchdog and possum brain strengthens the owl brain
      • We don’t want to get rid of our children’s Wa1tchdog and Possum brains- we want to help them rest

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        Why Possums Sometimes Become Watchdogs {EP 177}


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        When I work with parents whose child spends a lot of time on the possum pathway, I warn them that sometimes possum kids become watchdog kids before the finally have a nice, strong owl brain.

        Because watchdog behaviors are often more intense and scarier than possum behaviors, this can feel like your child is ‘getting worse.’

        It’s actually a sign of healing, and here’s why!

        In this episode, you’ll learn

        • Why kids who have a lot of possum behavior can sometimes become kids who have a lot of watchdog behavior
        • Why this phenomenon usually means there is progress and healing happening
        • Why do sometimes kids move from Possum behaviors to Owl behaviors without having Watchdog behaviors

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