Kate Silverton Instagram – To soothe an anxious child we must lend our calm not join their chaos … it means we must regulate ourselves before we ‘step into the fray’ – a ‘palm pause’ or just taking a deep breath can help … then slowly, and soothingly let your child know ‘it’s ok…I’ve got you, I’m here…’ depending on your child’s needs you can offer a comforting hug… or the comfort of your presence … I talk ALOT about this in my book as it’s a question parents most often ask.
The true path to helping our children to achieve good mental health is in supporting them to regulate their big emotions – and to manage stress. It doesn’t happen overnight … but by working somatically with your child … helping them to find wonderful ways to bring their nervous system back to calm … practice will ultimately make ‘perfect’ ( although just as there’s no such thing as ‘naughty’ there’s no such thing as perfect either 😉 ) much more on this to come… but for now just know that the more you can regulate your own emotions … the more you will help your child to regulate theirs xx
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