☀️ What to Do When You're the Dysregulated One

Raise your hand if you've yelled at your kid. ✋ I sure have. I imagine we all have. When we, the adult, are the dysregulated one, our nervous system has taken charge and we aren't always in control of our behavior... just like our kids. And yet, they need us to be settled and steady to de-escalate. We want to co-regulate, we don't want to co-escalate. Regulated Adult = Co-regulationDysregulated Adult = Co-escalation I'm not going to sugar-coat it: being regulated more often than not takes a...