Your kids can learn all the regulation exercises in the world. But if your nervous system stays overwhelmed and reactive, they will keep absorbing that emotional state first.
You already know what to do. The problem is that in stressful moments, your nervous system reacts faster than your logic can.
You’re not suddenly a different person at home. Your nervous system just reacts differently when your emotional triggers get activated.
You’re not losing control because you’re a bad mom. Your nervous system is reacting to something it already knows from the past.
