Welcome to the Called to Love Podcast! 

In this episode, I am kicking off a five-part series on emotional and behavioral regulation in your family. We are in the thick of summer but if we’re being honest, it hardly feels like a “summer break.” From summer camps, VBSs, traveling, and all other kinds of extracurricular activities that keeps our summers busy, there is hardly a “normal” day. The routine of the school year is almost completely out the window for many of us. This can be a fun time but it can also be an exhausting and overstimulating time of year. That is why it is the perfect time for me to tell you about these emotional and behavioral regulation tips and strategies, and I will be diving deeper into them over the next four weeks. 

I hope in this episode you will:

1. Better understand the signs of dysregulation and its impact on family dynamics
2. Learn how to model emotional regulation and create a calm environment
3. Discover the importance of maintaining healthy authority and setting boundaries
4. And, explore practical tools like positive reinforcement and teaching emotional language. 

Here are a few takeaways: 

• Disregulation affects both parents and children.
• Recognizing signs of disregulation is crucial.
• Self-regulation is essential for effective parenting.
• Creating a calm environment can reduce disregulation.
• Modeling emotional regulation helps children learn.
• Validating emotions while maintaining respect is important.
• Teaching emotional language aids in communication.
• Establishing boundaries provides safety for children.
• Encouraging problem-solving fosters ownership in children.
• Patience and consistency are key in parenting.

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