Parenting
fromPsychology Today
1 week agoThe Nervous System of a Sports Parent
Human beings have social nervous systems; caregivers can use somatic reset strategies and their regulated state helps induce regulation in others.
Though not scientific, this exercise was representative of the body's fight response: In a tightened, constricted pose, we tend to feel boxed into our discomfort, like a suitcase packed too tightly or a cup filled to the very brim. When we experience anxiety, our body's natural, automatic response is to shift immediately into a tightened, constricted state, much like an animal bearing down to protect itself from an attack by a predator.