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Everyone’s asking: “How did she regulate herself like that?” She didn’t learn it alone. No child does. Self-regulation doesn’t just appear. It’s built through co-regulation - you staying calm through their storms, naming feelings they can’t articulate, showing them emotions pass. Every parent does this naturally. Every time you comfort a crying toddler, sit with a frustrated 5-year-old, stay present through a meltdown - you’re teaching their brain the pattern. You regulate WITH them hundreds of times. Eventually, their brain learns to do it alone. That drawing moment? That was years of co-regulation showing up as self-regulation. Not because I’m special. Because that’s how all children learn to handle big feelings. Children aged 4-8 can’t always say what they feel. So they draw it, build it, destroy it, create it. Those aren’t tantrums or mess - that’s their brain processing. Your job isn’t to stop it or fix it. It’s to give them safe ways to express it and stay present while they do. The regulation will come. You’re building it right now in those hard moments. Every single one counts. . . . . . #coregulation #emotionalregulation #childdevelopment #parentingtips #bigfeelings

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This post was published on 25th February, 2026 by Ankita on her Instagram handle "@followyourchild (Ankita B Chandak | Montessori Expert | Parenting Coach)". Ankita has total 516.9K followers on Instagram and has a total of 1.1K post.This post has received 23.0K Likes which are greater than the average likes that Ankita gets. Ankita receives an average engagement rate of 0.54% per post on Instagram. This post has received 101 comments which are greater than the average comments that Ankita gets. Overall the engagement rate for this post was lower than the average for the profile. #coregulation #childdevelopment #emotionalregulation #bigfeelings #parentingtips has been used frequently in this Post.