Grounding Strategies for Kids (and Yourself): 50+ Nervous System Regulation Tools for Big Emotions
Learn therapist-approved grounding strategies for children experiencing anxiety, overwhelm, meltdowns, and big emotions. Discover nervous system regulation tools, grounding games, and co-regulation techniques from a Centennial, CO, child, teen, and play therapist.
Regulating Through the Four Threats to the Nervous System (A Guide for Parents & Therapists)
Learn about the four primary threats to the nervous system from a Synergetic Play Therapy perspective, including physical and emotional safety, uncertainty, incongruence, and unrealistic expectations, plus practical ways to support regulation in children and adults from a play therapist in Centennial, CO.
Understanding Nervous System States: A Guide for Therapists, Parents, and Beyond
Learn about dorsal vagal, sympathetic, and ventral vagal states of the nervous system, informed by Polyvagal Theory—plus regulation strategies to help children manage fight-or-flight or shutdown.