Navigating a Vulnerable Nervous System and Big, Baffling Behaviors
Trying to piece these behaviors together can be lonely as a parent. Both kids and parents feel like failures when they cannot stop big, baffling behaviors. Examples of these behaviors include lying, stealing things, and sending confusing relationship signals. It can be challenging to change our expectations around trust and to set psychological boundaries that help both the child and the parent feel more secure.
Ill behaviors make sense, even the ones that don't. In this episode, Dr. Laura Anderson invites Robyn Gobbel to explore vulnerable nervous systems and tools for regulating your child's big stress behaviors. They explore the neurobiology of lying, changing our expectations around trust, and setting psychological boundaries.
Robbyn Gobel has been described by a student as "neuroscience with heart, wrapped in glitter and fun." Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Robyn was a therapist for almost 20 years, specializing in complex trauma, attachment, and adoption. Now she creates communities and educational experiences grounded in regulation, connection, and felt safety for parents and professionals all over the world.
What You Will Learn:
What goes on in your child's nervous system when they are lying
Block out feedback from others
Increase stress resilience
What to do in the moment to tolerate and regulate big stress behaviors
Listen to the full podcast here.
Thank you for connecting,
Dr. Laura Anderson
Dr. Laura S. Anderson specializes in educating and supporting families, as well as clinicians who support transracial adoptive families, across the globe to overcome barriers, derive strength from their differences, and thrive. She is a dynamic advocate for multiracial families and a strong advocate for supporting "third culture" children and families who may need support with the stressors associated with living out of their countries of origin and kids navigating gender and diversity.
Contact Dr. Anderson here.
