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When Awareness Leads to Curiosity As parents begin to recognize that children are wired differently, a natural curiosity often follows. Once comparison softens and judgment fades, a new question emerges: Why are we so different—and how do we support that difference without losing ourselves? This question is not about fixing children. It is about…
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What Self-Reiki Is — and What Self-Reiki It Isn’t As parents begin to understand emotional regulation and the role their own nervous system plays, a natural question arises: What does self-Reiki actually look like? For many, the idea of working with energy brings uncertainty. Some imagine rigid techniques. Others worry they must “do it…
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When Regulation Is Modeled, Not Taught Many parents are taught to believe that emotional regulation is something children must be taught through correction, explanation, or discipline. Yet regulation does not begin with instruction. It begins with experience. Children learn how to navigate emotions long before they understand them cognitively. They watch. They sense. They…
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When children are overwhelmed, one of the most common responses they hear is some version of “calm down.” While well-intended, this phrase often has the opposite effect. Calm cannot be commanded, reasoned into place, or rushed. For children, calm is not a behavior to perform. It is a state the nervous system must…