Types of Regulation Regulation is a fancy way of saying getting calm and staying calm. There are three types of regulation: 1. Dysregulation 2. Self-regulation 3. Co-regulation Dysregulation is the opposite of calm and can be mild, moderate, or severe. Think of when youre infant...
Babies and very young children can experience trauma. Many believe that because a baby can’t remember an event, it won’t be traumatic to them. This is not the case. Trauma does require memory but there are different types of memory. Cognitive memory is a memory...
The Continuum of Co-dependence and Narcissism On the continuum of 'self-focused' and 'other-focused', the ideal and healthy place to fall is somewhere in the mid-range. Being too self-focused could be described as narcissistic and being too other-focused could be described as ‘co-dependent’. Neither is a...
We are one full week into our new schedules and lifestyles amidst the COVID-19 Virus. Some of you are settling in and others are still feeling very discombobulated. Either is just fine – adjustment takes time and you get to do it at your pace....
We are all overwhelmed and trying to figure out how to juggle kids, social restrictions and work
I love watching little kids engaged in pretend play! From the older toddler who wipes their little play table with a bib to the preschooler who believes they are Buzz Lightyear, and right on through to the 5-7 year olds who are conducting business with...