Body autonomy is so important when it comes to affection and play. it helps protect our children from predators or from unwanted touch from other children. but since children are so concrete they need to understand when their body autonomy comes into play and when it doesn't.
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Learn the benefits of playing make believe with your kids, how it helps their brains and your bond with them, and get fun ideas for make believe scenarios to try, including playing wild animals on the way to lunch and defending a castle against stinky underwear, in this insightful video.
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In this video, learn about the often overlooked issue of childhood sexual abuse by other children, and discover three crucial steps parents can take to protect their children from this traumatic experience.
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In this video, the speaker discusses time outs from a perspective based on attachment research, emphasizing the importance of taking breaks to help reset our brains when we are dysregulated and the need for calm co-regulation rather than isolating with shame or pain as a lesson, adding that the lesson we want to teach is that our bodies need breaks sometimes to calm down so our brains can make good, safe choices - and this lesson applies to marriages as well!
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