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Neuroscience Informed
Sylvia Maribei

If You’re the Parent Who Dreads Seeing the School’s Number Pop Up…

If your stomach drops every time the school calls, you’re not alone. I know the shame and worry that comes with parenting a child who struggles with big feelings, and the exhaustion of trying every strategy, only to feel like you’re failing anyway. But what if your child’s outbursts aren’t defiance, but a cry for help from a brain still under construction? In this post, I share the gentle, brain-based tools that finally helped our family move from daily meltdowns to real connection, and how you can start building calmer, more connected days too.

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