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Too much self-regulation
Self-regulation skills can be incredibly helpful when we are feeling overwhelmed or triggered.
But I don’t believe we are meant to have to self-regulate as often as most of us do every day.
We are meant to have not only the physical and emotional help of a loving village, but the presence of their bodies to help regulate and sooth our nervous systems when we are stressed.
It is unrealistic (and unfair!) to think that we are supposed to reach some point of self-regulation mastery in order to do gentle parenting right.
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