Co-regulation: accompanying you through the emotional jungle
This time there is a combined tip: On the one hand, it is a recommendation for a website with articles on various parenting and development topics. And secondly, it's a specific reading tip on the topic of co-regulation.
Firstly, a general recommendation for the website of the Swiss parents' magazine "Fritz + Fränzi". This is a super well-designed website for questions about raising children. A whole host of parenting topics are covered there, really really well done - Doc really enjoys visiting it.
And the tip refers specifically to the article on the subject of co-regulation. Children simply can't understand and categorise their feelings properly for a very long time - and therefore can't regulate them properly. Educationalists now know that it is really important for parents to try to navigate this emotional jungle together with their child, to accompany them as best they can - this is what co-regulation means. And so, over time, children learn to manage this better and better on their own.
The great thing about the article is that it also beautifully demonstrates that the whole thing is a tough story and doesn't work overnight. And also that it requires a lot of introspection (self-observation) from us parents, because we have to see for ourselves how good we are at allowing and accepting our feelings.
So, the tip is to take the time to read this article - Reading time 4 minutes: www.fritzundfraenzi.ch/blog/wie-sie-ihr-kind-durch-stuermische-gefuehle-begleiten/
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