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The Secret to Helping a Child "keep their cool" It starts with us
- May 25
- 1 min read
We often hear about "𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧" - that goal where children can handle big emotions and stress on their own. But have you ever noticed that telling a child to "𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧" rarely works when they’re already in the thick of a meltdown?
That’s because they need 𝐂𝐨-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 first!
Think of it like a bridge:
🌉 𝐂𝐨-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is the support you provide while walking across that bridge together. You’re lending your calm to their storm.
✨ 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is the ability to eventually walk across that bridge on their own.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞
Narrate the feeling
Lower and Slower
Be their anchor
Children learn how to soothe themselves by watching and feeling how we soothe them. Be their safe harbour today.
