What Every Parent Needs to Know About Self-Regulation with Dr. Mona Delahooke

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When our kids are feeling upset, many of us have been told that we need to teach our kids how to self-regulate on their own. But if we take a long hard look into neurodevelopment and how that affects our body and behaviors, and our kids' bodies and behaviors, you can see that kids can’t always regulate themselves. But how do we help them learn to self-regulate then? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we speak with Dr. Mona Delahook, a Child Psychologist and author of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beyond Behaviors</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">as well as her newest book,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. She’s a mom to 3 grown kids ranging from 26-34, and is trying to shift the lens and change the paradigm of how our world views challenging behaviors!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We talk about</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">how others can experience certain situations in a different way than others, how we can help our kids by using co-regulation, and what can we do as parents to</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">nurture and build our kids’ ability to self-regulate.</span></p> <p><strong>Resources We Shared:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.noguiltmom.com/raising-kids-challenge/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Raising Kind & Capable Kids Challenge</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- A 5-day challenge that leads you in teaching kids the skills they need so you can confidently step back and watch them conquer problems on their own.</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.noguiltmom.com/calm-and-happy-parenting/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Calm & Happy Parenting</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting!  This is your complete solution to shift the responsi