Rough Play and Getting Too Physical
Parenting Perspective When a child bites or scratches, it is a moment that demands both firmness and a high degree…
Rough Play and Getting Too Physical
Parenting Perspective When an older child chases a younger sibling who is clearly scared, it is often a mixture of…
Rough Play and Getting Too Physical
Parenting Perspective When a child turns a toy into a weapon, by hurling a block, swinging a bat too close…
Rough Play and Getting Too Physical
Parenting Perspective When a child hits, it is often an overflow of an intense emotion, such as anger, frustration, or…
Rough Play and Getting Too Physical
Parenting Perspective When a child leaves a screen feeling angry, overstimulated, or frustrated, their body is often left with a…
Rough Play and Getting Too Physical
Parenting Perspective At times, children use the cover of ‘play’ to release feelings they do not yet know how to…
Rough Play and Getting Too Physical
Parenting Perspective After high-energy play like wrestling, children’s bodies are filled with adrenaline. If we suddenly tell them to “stop…
Rough Play and Getting Too Physical
Parenting Perspective Children often confuse the feeling of being silly with the feeling of being scared because both can make…
Rough Play and Getting Too Physical
Parenting Perspective When children play hard or become wildly excited, their nervous systems can surge with adrenaline. The goal is…
Rough Play and Getting Too Physical
Parenting Perspective When children learn to notice their own breathing and heartbeat, they gain a form of built-in ‘safety radar’:…