When I work with parents whose child spends a lot of time on the possum pathway, I warn them that sometimes possum kids become watchdog kids before the finally have a nice, strong owl brain.

Because watchdog behaviors are often more intense and scarier than possum behaviors, this can feel like your child is ‘getting worse.’

It’s actually a sign of healing, and here’s why!

In this episode, you’ll learn

• Why kids who have a lot of possum behavior can sometimes become kids who have a lot of watchdog behavior
• Why this phenomenon usually means there is progress and healing happening
• Why sometimes kids move from possum behaviors to owl behaviors without having watchdog behaviors

Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/possumsbecomewatchdogs

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