Managing Meltdowns and Strong Emotions from a Polyvagal Perspective

Transform Meltdowns into Moments of Safety, Connection, and Regulation

Big emotions can feel overwhelming—for kids and parents.

If your child experiences frequent meltdowns, emotional explosions, shutdowns, or intense reactions that seem out of proportion, you’re not doing anything wrong. And neither is your child.

Their nervous system is asking for support.

Managing Meltdowns & Strong Emotions from a Polyvagal Perspective is a practical, easy-to-understand mini course designed to help parents respond to emotional outbursts through a nervous-system-based, trauma-informed lens—instead of punishment, power struggles, or endless “calm down” attempts that don’t work.

This course helps you understand why meltdowns happen and what to do in the moment to restore safety, regulation, and connection.

What You’ll Learn Inside This Mini Course

✔ Understand Your Child’s Nervous System
Learn how the Polyvagal states—safe & connected, fight/flight, and shutdown—directly impact behavior, emotions, and meltdowns.

✔ Recognize Early Signs of Dysregulation
Identify subtle cues before a meltdown escalates so you can intervene earlier and more effectively.

✔ Respond with Co-Regulation (Not Control)
Discover simple, science-backed strategies to help your child feel safe, seen, and supported during emotional moments.

✔ Use Sensory & Body-Based Regulation Tools
Learn how movement, rhythm, pressure, breath, and sensory input can calm the nervous system faster than words alone.

✔ Create Emotional Safety at Home
Shift from “fixing behavior” to building nervous system safety—so your child can develop resilience, emotional awareness, and self-regulation over time.