I have experience in many areas of child development, education and community support including parent support, inclusive learning environments, Forest and Nature Schools, Reggio Emelia Schools and Early literacy support. This book combines my knowledge of child development, brain science and trauma to offer parents a unique resource that includes lots of exercises, reflections, and insights.

She has an important message that the world needs to hear, but her voice is drowned out by the lack of clarity in her communication.I try to live these principles and when I don’t quite follow my own advice, I reflect on that experience. Really important messages in this book about responsive parenting, and focusing on self-regulation and co-regulation. Parenting peels away the layers of who you try and pretend to be, until only your raw soul is left to bare. It would be much improved by a copy edit and structuring the book into sections, as it doesn’t currently seem to have this, which makes it hard to follow. It is based on my own healing journey, through parenting and so it is written with compassion for parents and children.

Would you like to know why that happens and learn tools to process those feelings without getting overwhelmed? By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Simple grammar mistakes abound (plural vs possessive, capitalization, spelling, etc), but also her message could be better communicated with simple tweaks in the organization of thoughts. From that unprotected state we either begin to heal or lose ourselves in the lost layers of a reality that no longer exists. This book is so good, it teaches parents invaluable messages about achieving calm and sharing it with your child.This book combines my knowledge of child development, brain science and trauma to offer parents a unique resource that includes lots of exercises, reflections and insights. So many practical applications described and a lot of good scripts for what to say in the moment for a variety of situations. We offer a unique approach to parenting where we don’t really try to change our children’s behaviour but rather, try to understand it and support their needs.

We were all children once and that little person still lives inside us, trying to be seen and heard. This book is written with the intention of supporting parents in developing the skills they need to co-regulate with their child and meet their emotional needs. Parenting Responsive Parenting Gentle Parenting Child Development Co-Regulation Self-Regulation Healing PTSD Parent Mental Health Maternal Mental Health Men's Mental Health Fatherhood Motherhood Parenthood New Parent J.