If “calm down” worked, we would have stopped saying it a long time ago. Every parent has said it. Every parent has watched it make things worse. And yet we keep reaching for it — because in the moment, it’s what we have. It’s what we were told. It’s what was said to us. Here’s …
If you’ve ever wondered why your child can calm down at school but completely falls apart at home — or why they seem to regulate better around certain people — co-regulation is the answer. It’s one of the most important concepts in nervous system parenting. And once you understand it, a lot of things that …