Free Printable · Emotional Regulation
The Co-Regulation Cheat Sheet
How to help your child find calm, before the words — the five steps we coach parents through in session.
Free Printable · Emotional Regulation
How to help your child find calm, before the words — the five steps we coach parents through in session.
Children borrow our calm long before they can make their own. Co-regulation is the skill behind every "calm-down" strategy that actually works — and it starts with your body, not your child's behavior.
This cheat sheet is the exact sequence we teach: calm your own body first, get low and come close, use fewer words, offer the body what it needs, and name the feeling after — not during.
Keep it on the fridge. In the hard moment you won't remember a paragraph, but you'll remember five steps.
Written by Lindsey Wood, MOT, OTR/L — pediatric occupational therapist and founder of Eat. Play. Love.
A printable is a great start. If something still feels off, a free consult is the fastest way to find out whether your child needs support — and we'll tell you honestly either way.
