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Consequence Fundamentals for Parents
Season 1 Episode 28
All about consequences in this episode:
Why they are important When they mean nothing Positive consequences vs gift/reward/bribe Natural consequence…6 years, 9 months ago
Deb Dana Interview: Story Follows State, Climbing the Ladder and Diagnosing
Season 1 Episode 29
Deb Dana - one third of my Polyvagal Trinity. Deb Dana is called "the Pied Piper of the Polyvagal Theory," and honestly someone I want to be like wh…
6 years, 9 months ago
You Are Not Your Diagnosis
Season 1
You're not you're diagnosis. It's a label - a shorthand system for professionals to use - to collect "symptoms" that typically occur together. It m…
6 years, 9 months ago
4 Ways to Express Love That Your Kids will Experience as Love
Season 1 Episode 27
We go in depth into each of these four ways to express love. It's not enough to just love your kiddos, you also need to express it. And express it …
6 years, 9 months ago
Parental Anxiety About Kids' Trauma and Kids' Anxiety About School
We answer two questions from our amazing Listeners. We originally answered these on our weekly Instagram Live segment, which you can be a part of ev…
6 years, 9 months ago
Applying Parental Co-Regulation
Season 1 Episode 26
Lots of co-regulation ground covered in this episode:
Kids neurocepting danger cues your state vs your empathy your empathy vs your compassion face …6 years, 10 months ago
Avoiding Creating a Trauma in Your Kids & Approaching a Parent who is Stuck
We answer two more questions from our Dear Listeners about parenting -
1. "How can parents avoid creating a trauma with their kids?"
2."How do you a…
6 years, 10 months ago
Understanding Parental Co-Regulation Before Kids' Self-Regulation
Season 1 Episode 25
Self-regulation is built upon co-regulation. Kids aren't born able to self-regulate, but they are born ready to receive a parent's co-regulation.
DE…
6 years, 10 months ago
Parental and Toddler Polyvagal State Shifts
Season 1
We answer two questions submitted by two of our amazing listeners:
1. How to best overcome a parental state shift?
2. Do toddlers experience defensiv…
6 years, 10 months ago
We Don't Control Our Kids and How to Strengthen Their Vagal Brake
Season 1 Episode 24
Two big ideas discussed in this episode: 1. Strengthening the vagal brake as a fundamental purpose of parenting and why. 2. You don't control your ki…
6 years, 10 months ago