Laura Archer, MSW

06/24/2026

06/24/2026

When a child's nervous system detects a threat or experiences stress overload, the logical brain essentially goes offline. Trying to reason with a dysregulated child is like trying to rewrite a computer's software while the hardware is experiencing a power surge.

• Safety first, logic later: A stressed body doesn't need a lesson in logic; it needs a cue of absolute safety.

• Co-regulation is the bridge: By offering our own calm nervous system as a anchor, we help their body step out of survival mode and back into a state where connection is possible.

Before we can help a child connect their thoughts to their actions, we have to help their biology feel safe.

Dr. Mona Delahooke puts into words the moments in parenting that is often ongoing work and practice. 💞

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06/24/2026

A quiet house is incredibly comforting to an exhausted parent. When a child stops crying, stops shouting, or drops an argument the moment we demand they shut it down, it is easy to mistake that sudden silence for peace. We look at a child who has gone completely still and tell ourselves we successfully taught them how to be calm.

But there is a vast difference between a regulated nervous system and a frozen one.

When a child is forced to suppress their raw discomfort because the room cannot handle it, the emotion doesn't just vanish. It gets driven underground. They aren't learning how to navigate their inner world — they are simply learning how to disconnect from it.

True calmness is not the absence of a feeling. It is the ability to survive it.

Before a child can master the skill of finding their way back to steady ground, they have to be allowed to experience the storm. They need to learn that big, uncomfortable feelings are not an emergency, and that an adult can sit next to their heaviest distress without rushing to fix it, silence it, or lock it away.

If we want them to build an unshakeable inner anchor, we need to stop treating their emotions like a behavior problem to be corrected. Create a space where it is safe for them to feel undone, knowing that the only way to ever truly reach the quiet is to move right through the noise.

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06/11/2026

06/11/2026

Sometimes a child’s behaviour isn’t about defiance, attention-seeking, or being “too sensitive”.

Sometimes it’s because they genuinely don’t notice what their body is telling them until the signals become overwhelming.

Interoception is our internal sensing system. It helps us recognise hunger, thirst, tiredness, pain, anxiety, temperature changes, and the need to use the toilet. When interoception is different, a child may miss these early body cues and only become aware when discomfort, distress, or overwhelm reaches a much bigger level.

Understanding interoception can completely change how we view behaviour, emotional regulation, and a child’s daily challenges.

Our brand-new Bitesize Guide to Interoception will be released today and is designed to help parents, carers, and educators understand what interoception is, how difficulties can present, and practical ways to support children both at home and in school.

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