You know those moments that make you think: “They’re being selfish.” “I have no patience for this.” “They’re making me crazy.” Those aren’t moral failings they’re moments of dysregulation on both sides. A child’s behavior is their nervous system communicating a need. Our reaction is ours doing the same. When you see the need beneath the behavior (and your own), everything shifts. The goal isn’t perfect calm, it’s noticing what’s happening in your body, pausing long enough to reset, and modeling how to come back to connection. That’s where emotional intelligence is built not in the perfect moments, but in the messy ones we repair. #AlyssaBlaskCampbell #SeedAndSew #BigKidsBiggerFeelings #TinyHumansBigEmotions #EmotionallyIntelligentParenting #ParentingWithScience #RegulationFirst #ParentingSupport #ParentingTips