Big feelings don’t mean fragile kids
We’ve started equating “regulated” with “calm.”
That’s not accurate.
A regulated nervous system can:
- protest
- cry
- get frustrated
- resist
- recover
Dysregulation isn’t about volume.
It’s about whether a child can return to baseline with support.
**WITH SUPPORT**
A toddler who melts down but reconnects quickly?
That’s development.
A child who expresses big emotion but stays organized in their body?
Also development.
Silence isn’t always strength. Calm isn’t always capacity.
Watch recovery
Watch reengagement.
Watch how the body reorganizes.
That tells you far more than the size of the reaction.
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