When your baby cries, what are they learning? Most parents naturally focus on finding the cause of the crying. Babies cry because they need something, and crying is one of the primary ways they communicate. A baby's cry may signal: Hunger Fatigue Physical discomfort, such...
There are moments in early parenthood that can feel surprisingly intense. You've: Fed the baby. Changed the baby. Rocked the baby. Walked the baby. Held the baby. And your baby is still crying. (Ugh!) For many parents, something begins to happen internally during moments like...
Understanding Emotional Withdrawal Through an IFS & Nervous System Lens Sometimes when our kids speak to us in a painful tone… we don’t yell. We go quiet. We pull away emotionally. Our face goes flat. Our warmth disappears. We suddenly feel distant, cold, or numb....
Your tween walks into the kitchen and says: “Give me the milk.” And suddenly…something BIG happens inside you. Your body tightens. Your tone changes. And before you even have time to think, you hear yourself saying: “Don’t you dare talk to me that way!!” If...