A Beautiful Example Of What Co-regulation Looks Like

The twins wake up at 7am on the dot every morning.

Just like most Pakistani parents from my parents’ generation, my parents put me to sleep with them around 11pm-12am and so, I have a messed up circadian rhythm and I’m not a morning person.

BUT I was determined my kids WILL be morning...

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Skills Developed Through Play.

#play Post 3

Have you heard of Cal Tech? I’m sure that rang a bell for most of you as it did for me and I’m as aware of technological companies as I am of the rare bird species in Antarctica (are there even birds in Antarctica? )

Anyway, you’ve probably heard of it because of...

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The Science Of Emotions

You hear a sound at midnight in your house and get scared. Fear is an emotion aka chemical event in your body that is happening to make you act. You get up, grab a weapon-ish thing and go look for what's going on. You're ready and armed to keep yourself alive and safe. The fear has pumped...

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When Children Have Big Feelings.

I feel like I’ve written everything there is to write about kids and their big feelings- from a one-year-old to 18-year-olds.

Why they happen.

What to do.

How to respond.

What not to say.

What TO say.

What to never ever say.

But let me see today if I can push myself and make it super duper...

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