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We unpack how regulation, not compliance, drives real change and why the brain’s state decides whether a child can listen, connect, and learn. We share tools for co-regulation, decode hyperarousal and dissociation, and show how to move from chaos to cortex with simple, steady steps.

• defining regulation as the capacity to regain control and act with intent
• differences between regulation and compliance
• arousal continuum from calm to terror linked to brain regions
• state-dependent functioning and why language fails in survival mode
• hyperarousal versus dissociation and how both block learning
• regulate, relate, reason as a practical sequence
• rhythmic, repetitive, patterned activities that soothe the lower brain
• mirror neurons, co-regulation, and caregiver self-checks
• trauma, sensory overload, and environmental tweaks that help
• behavior as communication and the power of snacks, water, and movement
• spotting re-regulation and building a personal toolbox
• honoring processing styles and using timed check-ins

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"Shine" -Newsboys
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