Episode Details

Instead of responding or reacting to challenging behaviors, think about it as calming the watchdog or the possum brain. Once you understand how your child’s behaviors correspond to their level of dysregulation and lack of felt safety, you’ll be able to use strategies (for regulation, connection, and felt safety) that really work.

In this episode we’ll discuss:

• How challenging behaviors are the result of the stress response system
• Why some kids have sensitized stress responses that lead to baffling behaviors
• Strategies to calm the watchdog and possum brain

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