Parents who have a hard time staying calm or regulated with your kids ➡️
you may be hard on yourselves believing you "should" be able to do better.
Most of us learned from childhood that behavior change was mostly about knowing the correct information and then just doing it.
But nervous system regulation doesn't work that way.
Being calm and regulated when you're facing a stressor is something that has to be "learned" in the nervous system, not in the cognitive, rational thinking part of the brain.
More on similar topics:
I'm Feeling Guilty After Yelling at My Child: Why You Can Let Go of Shame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbBXKdjHpP0&t=63s
How to Repair and Connect After Yelling at Your Child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBkQ-k8fqMU&t=2s
Online course, How to Help Your Child Calm and Regulate: https://colleenadrian.com/calm-self-regulate-package/
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