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"My Brain Is on Fire": Reading a Dysregulated Kid & Why Skills Beat Routines
This week Rachel and Rosie are both coming off brutal stretches: a dog's six-hour emergency surgery, bedtime meltdowns, and what do you do when your kid "I don't wanna talk anymore." We’d love to be tidy but just being honest… we did a lot of re-learning this week. your kid’s behavior while dysregulated can tell you a lot about next steps. In this episode, we chat about: • Why trying to teach a lesson mid-tantrum is a waste of your time and energy, and what to do instead • The real difference between "dysregulated" and "unregulated" (we looked it up live, and it was actually an “aha”) • The gut-check question for when a fight feels unreasonably big for than the thing you're actually fighting about • Why taking off your referee hat and letting siblings hash it out themselves is THE skill to work on this week • How skills beat routines every time when your kid's context changes completely ⭐ Resources Mentioned: • Dr. Siggie (Instagram) — the "no teaching mid-tantrum" framing Rosie references • I Love You Forever — the book Rachel won't keep in the house • Magic Tree House and A to Z Mysteries — our current bedtime chapter book favorites • Richard Scarry / Busytown books — the ones that got packed away • Dolly Parton's Imagination Library ✨ Connect with Rachel & Rosie: • Listen: Judgment, Not Judgmental on Apple Podcasts • @Judgment_Not_Judgmental • @RegulatingWithRachel Loved this episode? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it helps more parents find the show!





