by Sarah Potter | Nov 14, 2026 | Therapy, Explained
So much parenting advice is about getting kids to do things: listen the first time, stop the tantrum. Attachment-based therapy starts somewhere else. It starts with the relationship, because a child who feels safely connected has a much easier time with everything...
by Sarah Potter | Nov 14, 2026 | Therapy, Explained
Some kids feel everything at full volume. A small disappointment can feel like the end of the world, and a hard moment can go from zero to a hundred before anyone sees it coming. If that sounds like your child, you are not alone, and there are real skills that can...
by Sarah Potter | Nov 14, 2026 | Big Feelings & Hard Moments
“Calm down.” “Just take a breath.” Most of us have said these in the middle of a meltdown, and most of us have watched them not work at all. That is not a parenting failure, and it is not your child being defiant. It is a nervous system doing...
by Sarah Potter | Nov 14, 2026 | Therapy, Explained
If you have ever watched your child line up cars for twenty minutes, or replay the same scene with stuffed animals over and over, you have already seen something important. Kids work through big things in play long before they can explain those things in words....
by Sarah Potter | Nov 14, 2026 | Neurodivergent Brains
“Neurodivergent-affirming” is showing up on more therapist profiles every month. That is a hopeful sign. It also leaves a lot of parents quietly wondering what the phrase actually means, and how it would change what happens in the room with their kid. Here...
