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Each issue of Roots & Regulation dives deep into what’s really happening beneath the surface of childhood development — from nervous system regulation and reflexes, to feeding, speech, attachment, and family systems.
This isn’t a quick-tips newsletter. It’s a space for slowing down, for understanding, and for seeing your child (and yourself) with new eyes.
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Welcome
This isn’t a quick-tips resource. If you’re looking for sticker charts or “10 ways to fix behavior,” that’s everywhere else. Here you’ll find depth. Nervous system. Presence. Attachment. Connection. Small shifts that matter — because thriving isn’t about piling on more strategies. It’s about slowing down, listening, and building safety.
"If a skill is at the right developmental level, the brain will crave it —
if it's not, resistance is just information.
Finding the Right Level of Skill
If your child resists a strategy, it’s not failure — it’s feedback. The brain craves the right skill and repeats it naturally. Pushback means we’ve overshot. Watch what they do on repeat instead — that’s their nervous system showing you what it needs next.