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Back to SearchEP 258: Creating a Connected Classroom with Marti Smith & Amie Huggins
Underneath every behavior is something happening in the body, specifically in the nervous system. When we support the body first, behavior often begi…
14 hours ago
EP 257: One Reason why Kids Melt Down after School
When your kid melts down after school, it seems like they just have a bad attitude or don’t want to do homework. But sometimes those explosions have …
1 week ago
EP 256: When Behavior Feels Personal, It Might Actually Be Sensory
Episode 256
Have you ever had one of those moments where your child completely loses it over the wrong cup, a sibling getting too close, or one tiny thing at the…
2 weeks ago
EP 255: Grieving as a Parent with a History of Trauma: Part 6 of 6
Episode 255
The Grief No One Talks About in Trauma-Informed Parenting
Sometimes the hardest part of parenting isn’t your child’s behavior, it’s the grief that ris…
3 weeks ago
{RERECORD} But....What about a Consequence?!
This episode is an update and re-record of episode 56
Consequences. Punishments. Limits. Boundaries.
These words don't mean the same thing but we often…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
EP 254: Identifying Your Triggers as a Parent with a History of Trauma: Part 5 of 6
Episode 154
If you’re parenting a child with a vulnerable nervous system when you have your own history of trauma, you know that sometimes your reaction isn’t re…
1 month ago
{RERECORD} The Stress Response System
This is a re-record of a foundation episode, episode 94
The Stress Response System plays a huge role in our children's behaviors and also how we perce…
1 month ago
EP 253: Caring for your Own Watchdog and Possum as a Parent with a History of Trauma: Part 4 of 6
Episode 253
Content note: This episode discusses trauma, nervous system activation, and protective responses such as shutdown, dissociation, anger, and urgency. …
1 month, 1 week ago
{RERECORD} Connection or Protection
This is a re-record of a foundation episode, episode 7
The brain has two modes- connection or protection.
Protective behaviors include opposition, defi…
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 252: Nurturing Your Window of Tolerance as a Parent with a History of Trauma Part 3 of 6
Episode 252
Content note: This episode discusses trauma, parenting stress, nervous system activation, and self-compassion. There are no graphic details, but plea…
1 month, 2 weeks ago