Parent Suitcase | Parental Health | Parent Resources
Parent Suitcase | Parental Health | Parent Resources
Parent Suitcase | Parental Health | Parent Resources
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Parent Health & Nervous System Regulation
Developing the ability to regulate our nervous system is crucial to promote our health, wellbeing, and be at our best in any role in life, particularly parenting. Recovery and restoration are essential processes in the promotion of health and wellbeing. Ventral vagal activation is necessary in order for this to occur. In addition, a relative lack of ventral vagal tone and increased and chronic sympathetic and dorsal vagal activation have been associated with several physical and mental health conditions, including cardiovascular ailments, impaired immune function, chronic inflammation, anxiety, and depression. In order to best maintain and enhance our health, an intentional recovery routine is important. This includes mindset training, sufficient quantity and duration of sleep, ade
Nervous System Regulation & Parent Health blog
Want to learn more about nervous system regulation and polyvagal parenting? Check out the latest blog and read contributing author Dr. Darin Davidson MD who is a Polyvagal Informed Coach discuss this topic. Follow @parentsuitcase on Instagram and check out parentsuitcase.com for more on polyvagal parenting.
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What is Polyvagal Informed Parenting? Follow @ParentSuitcase
By implementing polyvagal informed parenting we are best able to perform our role as parents. By understanding and working with our physiology and that of our children, we are best able to connect with and regulate ourselves and our children. It is important to acknowledge that the strength and resilience of our relationships are not determined by a lack of conflict. Rather they are determined by the ability to effectively repair following conflict. As we are all human we do not always respond in the manner we may hope. Principles of Polyvagal Theory specific to parenting: ⤵️ 1. Acknowledge our physiological state and that of our child 2. Behaviors, thoughts, and feelings are information that inform our state 3. Implement strategies to modify physiological state as needed 4. Physi
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Polyvagal Theory & Parenting
Have you ever reacted differently to similar situations at different times? Stuck in traffic? Public tantrums? We have all experienced these circumstances and likely reacted differently at different times. Why is this? The answer lies in the function of our nervous system as described by Stephen Porges PhD in Polyvgal Theory. This theory describes how our nervous system functions in response to internal and external cues. This provides an understanding of how we experience events around us and can also be used to manage our physiology. Check out the latest blog at Parent Suitcase for more details! https://www.parentsuitcase.com/blog/introduction-into-polyvagal-theory #parentalhealth #polyvagaltheory #positiveparenting #researchbackedparenting #nervoussystemhealth #stressreducti