Sissy Goff, MEd, LPC-MHSP
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 3 Apr
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Right.
Yes.
And the lack of opportunity for skill development.
And we talk so much with parents about these are learned and practiced skills.
They aren't intuitive for kids.
They don't know how to do this any more than they know how to ride a bike or swim in the deep end of a pool.
Like it has to be taught and it has to be practiced.
we would say put all the attention on the front side on regulation.
What happens when any of us is dysregulated, just in this heightened emotional state, is that our thinking brain goes offline and our emotional brain is flying the plane.
And the mistake we make as parents is doing a lot of talking, instructing, correcting in those moments.
And the reality is kids can't even make good connections when their thinking brain is offline.
It's why, honestly, discipline isn't a good fit for that moment.
Now, discipline is going to make sense a little ways down the road, but not in that moment because discipline should primarily be about teaching, like kids figuring something out, what I want to do different next time.
And if my thinking brain is not online, I can't make those connections in a great way.
So regulate first, think second is a rule of thumb we talk a whole lot about.
And
That is within that definition of practice coping, that every one of us needs to be about that work.
Because, you know, think about how many viral videos are floating around of adults throwing a tantrum in an airport.
Like that's becoming a trending thing.
Oh boy.
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