Has your kid ever behaved in a way that made you think: ‘Wow…this is feeling really intense…’ What if I told you that the behaviour you’re seeing on the outside is the result of what’s happening on the inside? And what’s happening on the inside is a response to something your kid’s brain has perceived as dangerous, threatening or some sort of challenge? You know what? YOUR KID’S BRAIN IS DOING A MASSIVE THING (and your brain too). Your kid’s brain is consta[...]
Earlier this year I experienced my second miscarriage within a six month period. This loss was different to my first loss during pregnancy. This loss was sudden, unexpected and traumatic. I’ve been taking time to process and come to terms with the fact that I have experienced trauma. Much in the same way as any other traumatic event that’s once off, sudden, an overwhelming fear of pain or death and the event overloads the nervous system with more stress than it can cope[...]
Anger tantrums, temper tantrums, meltdowns, emotional outbursts, aggression, anger outbursts. Whatever you’d like to label them. We’ve all been there. Those moments of high energy, highly triggering, highly intensive moments of emotion that seem to happen at the worst possible times in the worst possible places. Some parents may have been there more often than others, but we’ve all been there. I’m going to bet that there have been times when you’ve responded in a way[...]
