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How children learn to regulate emotions (and behaviours)
Send us Fan MailHi Reflective Parents,In today's episode, we chat about The Tripartite Model of Parental Socialization! Yes, that's nerd talk for "How do kids learn to regulate/cope with emotions?"This is important for all of us to learn because has a significant impact on our ch ... Show More
29m 11s
Oct 13
Am I doing too much for my child (and is it impacting their confidence)?
Send us Fan MailAs parents, we often step in to help our children because we love them and want to make life easier for them. However, when we constantly solve their problems, prevent frustration, or take over tasks they could learn to manage, we may unintentionally limit their o ... Show More
25m 32s
Nov 2022
30. Intentional Parenting, Nervous System Regulation, and Kids’ Emotional Health | Katie Crosby of Thriving Littles
All parents want their kids to feel safe and secure in the world around them. Yet often, parents can send kids the message that their big emotions are unsafe. As an occupational therapist who is well versed in supporting kids’ emotions, Katie starts by providing some helpful defi ... Show More
1h 20m
Sep 2023
Unpunished: Understanding Your Parenting Instincts
As parents, we often encounter difficulties when our children bring up unresolved emotions and behaviors from our own upbringing. It is essential to be aware of these emotions and reprogram our natural parenting instincts so that we can respond with love, kindness, and understand ... Show More
11m 15s
Oct 2025
How Trauma Lives in the Body (and What Kids Need to Feel Safe Again) with Pat Ogden, Episode 154
In this powerful episode of The Child Psych Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Pat Ogden, pioneer of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, to explore how trauma lives in the body — and how healing begins from the inside out. Dr. Ogden helps us understand why trauma isn’t just a story we tell or ... Show More
27m 13s
Jan 2021
The Case Against Mindfulness Jars and Cool-Down Corners
At some point in your child’s life, they will experience things which may cause overwhelm, and we won't be able to prevent them from feeling these tough emotions. However, we can be the safe place for them to be when things are tough. Having deep empathy for our children and allo ... Show More
14m 49s
Aug 2024
S09|01 - Somatic Practices to Move Through Emotions
Emotions are messages, and we aren’t often open to listening to them- they feel too big, too much, or never ending. in the process of ignoring and suppressing these messages from our body, we may feel tension, pain, discomfort, illness or disease. In this episode we go over hypno ... Show More
35m 3s
Send us Fan Mail Last week, we uncovered how your child’s behaviour is really their nervous system communicating. Today, we’re going deeper, inside the body, to explore the science of interoception, the hidden sense that helps us feel and understand our emotions. My guest, Laura Petix, is back to break down how learning to tune into your body’s internal sign ... Show More
<p>"The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice." - Alfie Kohn</p> <p><strong>In this episode, I talk about:</strong></p> <div class="view-episode__description pt-1 mb-3"> <ul> <li>How to understand your child or teen's feelings and actions, so you can respond thoug ... Show More
