Hello it's fun here have you listened to this week's episode with Kate Silverton yet

if you haven't then you must immediately I honestly can't stop thinking about this chat

Kate's a former journalist and broadcaster, but she's now a child therapist. We talked about so much, whether it's just general parenting technique. We also talked about screens, neurodivergent children,

everything to do with being a parent,

and also, more importantly, self-regulation, not only only for your child but also for us as

adults whether you have kids or not there was a really important part of the chat that was

all about regulating our emotions and I have taken so much away from this chat and I can't stop thinking about it and I'm

managing to actually implement parts of it into my everyday life which I'm so grateful for.

So many of you have said you're keen to buy her new book.

There's still no such thing as naughty after hearing this talk. So we thought we'd wet your appetite

even more by giving you an exclusive listen to one of the

chapters from the book. So here you go gang. Oh, Whether your child is starting out, moving up to senior school or is somewhere in between, plenty of situations will arise in any given day where your child's stress response will be triggered.

It might be a teacher shouting or telling them off in class, difficulties

with other children as poor Joe experienced or any manner of other issues that can feel incredibly

triggering for children at this age.

When our children feel understood it results in increased brain activity associated

with reward, positive feelings and social connection, all things that will support your relationship

and ultimately your child's behaviour.

Separation Anxiety If your child is struggling to separate from you,

your first question should be why?

What is it that your child's baboon doesn't find safe?

Working with them, you might consider the first time your child found a transition tricky,

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