To kick off Season 4 of Edge of the Nest, Erica and Cassie are bringing back a popular guest—Teresa Nair. Thanks to our listeners who loved the "Neurodivergence and Twice Exceptionality" (Season 3; #31) episode, we’ve asked Teresa to join us for several thoughtfully chosen topics that hit close to home for many families—whether they have neurotypical OR neurodivergent children.

In this episode, our mini roundtable discussion is on Self-Regulation. We will discuss:

• The umbrella term of Self-Regulation and what it all entails.
• The developmental aspects of self-regulation: Understanding how we transition from co-regulation to self-regulation and the general time frames in which we see these play out in childhood.
• The hierarchical aspects of self-regulation:
  • Beginning with body awareness
  • Building into emotional identification/self-knowing
  • Connecting our internal experience to the current situation (contextual meaning)
  • Creating an “adaptive response” to set us up for success
• A Parent’s Guide to supporting regulation in your child:
  • What NOT to do
  • Becoming an interpreter of behaviors
  • The process of joint problem-solving
  • How taking care of ourselves as adults/parents leads to more regulated children
  • Becoming the safe place for our children to practice and home in on their self-regulation skills.

Join us for our next episode where the three of us will discuss Anxiety.

**Resources**

• Dr. Stuart Shanker
  • https://self-reg.ca/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOlV_kNYAYA
  • https://shop.self-reg.ca/products/reframed-self-reg-for-a-just-society
• Debbie Steinberg Kunz of Bright and Quirky
  • https://brightandquirky.com/about/
• Debbie Reber of TiLT Parenting
  • https://tiltparenting.com/about/
  • Differently Wired: A Parent’s Guide… (https://tiltparenting.com/differently-wired-book-2/)
• The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child by Dan Siegel, M.D., and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. (https://drdansiegel.com/book/the-yes-brain/)

**Contact Teresa**

• teresa@reel2e.org

***Music credits***

Uppbeat (free for Creators!); https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/clear-sky; License code: GQGN7ICA9D8IDOUT

We're about to kick off our fourth season here at Edge of the Nest, and we're doing things a little differently this time around. For Season 4, we are bringing back Teresa Nair to have mini roundtable talks around:

1. Self-Regulation
2. Anxiety
3. PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)
4. Executive Function
5. School Refusal
6. Writing Skills

And if you have any additional topic requests, we would love for you to email us! Some of our favorite past episodes have been inspired by listener requests. You can email at edgeofthenest@gmail.com.

Join us next month as we kick-off Self-Regulation as the first episode in this series.

***Music credits***

Uppbeat (free for Creators!); https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/clear-sky; License code: GQGN7ICA9D8IDOUT

Did you know that “rough and tumble play” is associated with greater motor, cognitive, and emotional development in children? But it goes way beyond play wrestling!

Join Erica and Cassie to hear about all things rough and tumble. We will cover:

• What are the benefits of rough and tumble play?
• What constitutes rough and tumble play?
• What if I don’t want to or can’t wrestle with my kids?
• How do I keep myself and my child safe during rough and tumble play?

**Resources**

• The Art of Roughhousing: Good Old-Fashioned Horseplay and Why Every Kid Needs It by Anthony T. DeBenedet, M.D. and Lawrence J. Cohen, PhD (2011).
• Smith, P. K., & StGeorge, J. M. (2022). Play fighting (rough-and-tumble play) in children: developmental and evolutionary perspectives. International Journal of Play, 12(1), 113–126. https://doi.org/10.1080/21594937.2022.2152185
• Pellis, S. M., & Pellis, V. C. (2007). Rough-and-Tumble Play and the Development of the Social Brain. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16(2), 95-98. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00483.x
• Carlson, F.M. (2011). Rough Play: One of the Most Challenging Behaviors. https://www.bgnelson.com/workshops/BBGG_Canada/BigBody&ActivePlay.pdf

***Music credits***

Uppbeat (free for Creators!); https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/clear-sky; License code: GQGN7ICA9D8IDOUT