For her 7th birthday, my daughter got an alarm clock, and you might be surprised by how it left us a little less than “regulated.” Let me backtrack just a little for context. My 7 year old has been asking for an alarm clock for a while and honestly? I forgot. So naturally she was…
Another Mother’s Day has come and gone (or perhaps “Mothers’ Day” if we want to punctuate it correctly). For many of us it’s a day with mixed feelings: joy, grief, and gratitude, just to name of a few of the possibilities. Like most days in our lives, this one probably won’t go as expected. One…
I’ll just say it out of the gate in case you don’t have time to read it all. Because if you’re reading this in December, chances are you’re super busy, or (like me) you’re serving your sick family while you yourself feel sick. Your most underestimated tool as an overstimulated mom is co-regulation. Co-regulation Basics…
Homeschool mom burnout can hit hard and fast or build up slowly over time. It can be closely related to sensory overwhelm! It’s easy to go through the motions of our day to day routine without doing the deep, uncomfortable work of getting to the root of the problem. Well, until we are stuck in…
It’s your life. It’s your relationship with your child & your relationship with yourself. I know there’s guilt & shame that can come with this truth. There are curricula and programs (like zones of regulation); I’ve even used them as an OT, but nothing will be worth your effort if you aren’t working on these…