đ§ đ Attunement isnât just âbeing thereââitâs the moment-by-moment tuning in to your childâs emotions, needs, and signals.â
From a neurodevelopmental perspective, when a caregiver consistently reflects a childâs inner worldânaming feelings, offering safety, and helping organize overwhelming experiencesâthe child begins to form a coherent sense of self.â
This is how emotional regulation develops. This is how identity forms.â
Relational safety becomes the blueprint for internal stability.â
đ So when your child is dysregulated, donât rush to fix or quiet them. Try to understand. Ask, *âWhatâs this behavior trying to communicate?â*â
Because long before children can explain how they feel, they need someone who can feel with them.â
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Warmly,
Jonathan Dixon, LMFT
Alpha Omega