Becoming an Empowered Parent
A Day of Dopamine Balance! Oct 28, 2025
The story behind our day today :)
 
On Monday I woke up at 4 am and could not get back to sleep.  About 4:30 I got up, but my brain wasn't ready to read or exercise.  I decided instead to play a gam...
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Regulation Strategies! Nov 29, 2023

Hoping with this post to share some real life examples of the kids at New Hope (names are changed) and how we see the first signs of dysregulation and the regulation strategies to help them. 

Remem...

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Remember regulate, relate... THEN REASON! Nov 22, 2023

Relate.

 It might feel easy to skip this step. But this is your CONNECTION piece. So don’t skip it! Even when you feel tempted to, remember it’s the easiest part and it is where the tender conversa...

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Relating... Nov 15, 2023

Relating.

I wonder if….

Ok - you noticed the dysregulation.

You practiced stepping away, before becoming reactive, or your child escalated further.

You, your child, or both of you, ...

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Regulating Strategies... Nov 08, 2023

After you start to recognize what it feels like to feel dysregulated it’s time for the next step!

It’s time to start noticing what you DO when you are dysregulated.

Do you:

  • Yell
  • Throw s...
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Recognizing Dysregulation... Nov 01, 2023

We have absolutely loved starting the NMT Cycle at New Hope. This post will start a 6 week series on the NMT cycle and how you can start it at home. We have seen miracles in the short 2 weeks since st...

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