12/11/2025
Imagine a world where we viewed behaviour for what it really is: communication.
Not something to be punished, controlled, or “fixed,” but a message about what a child is feeling, needing, or struggling to process.
Would you respond differently if you knew that the screaming, throwing, or shutting down wasn’t defiance, but a sign of distress? That it actually meant, “I’m maxed out. I’m in fight or flight. I don’t feel safe right now, and I don’t know what to do with all these feelings.”
When we understand that behaviour is the outward expression of an inner experience, we shift from reacting to responding. We begin to see the child, not just the behaviour. And that’s where real regulation, learning, and connection start to happen.
In our therapy sessions and early learning environments, this understanding changes everything. Movement, play, and relational safety become our tools to help children find calm, build trust, and grow skills in regulation and communication.
It’s not about managing behaviour. It’s about understanding the message behind it and giving children what they truly need to feel seen, safe, and supported.
Learn how to identify challenges through movement through my Child development & Paediatric Programming course. And gain the strategies and tools through my Pilates for Paeds course.
I've got you covered.
www.lizzydawson.com.au/cdpp
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