Blossom Counselling

12/28/2025

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Co-regulation equals connection.

But sometimes, even with the best intentions, we accidentally send mixed signals.

Here are 5 DON’Ts of co-regulating when your child is overwhelmed:

12/28/2025

I hope everyone is having wonderful holiday break!
I have two spots that have opened up tomorrow, Monday December 29th, at 4pm and 5:15pm. If you are keen to book please email dawn@blossomedmonton.com

12/24/2025

12/24/2025

The world shines brighter because you're in it!

🧡 If these posts brighten your day, my Patreon has even more. Think of it as a cozy corner of the internet with resources made just for you: https://www.patreon.com/SelfLoveRainbow

12/24/2025

Take a break from holiday stress and ground yourself in the present by searching for:

- Something to wear outside
- Envelopes with hearts
- 3 Christmas ghosts
- An item you don’t see often
- 2 boots without mates
- A wintry puzzle piece
- Something you’d light
- An item in your favorite color
- 2 bells with pink bows
- Something for New Year’s Eve
- An item you have at home
- Something to keep you warm
- References to the movie Elf
- 3 cups with hearts on them
- A matching pair of slippers
- Something sweet to eat
- 2 snowy mountain ranges
- Snowflakes (count them all!)

By looking for any of these, you’re using your sense of sight to connect with the present moment.

You can do this anywhere by looking around you for a specific color or shape — or come back here anytime and choose an another option from the list to search for!

12/24/2025

TODAY'S POSTS will be a series of quotes.

Christmas can quietly pile pressure onto parents.
To create magic. To hold it all together. To make it joyful, meaningful, memorable — while staying calm, grateful, and regulated.

But that pressure doesn’t come from children.
It comes from expectations, comparison, and the belief that we have to be everything for everyone.

These quotes are a reminder to pause.
To soften the standards.
To care for yourself as much as you care for your child.

Because a calmer, supported adult is far more important than a perfect Christmas.

12/21/2025

SECOND CHANCE SUNDAY

When a meltdown seems to come 'out of nowhere' it can feel confusing and overwhelming for the adult supporting the child.
We look for what just happened — a moment, an event, a trigger we can point to.

But for many neurodivergent young people, the overload didn’t start in that moment.
It started hours earlier.

From the outside, everything may have looked calm.
But inside, the nervous system was working hard — managing sensory input, masking, holding in feelings, navigating expectations, and sometimes carrying a deep sense of “that didn’t feel fair or right.”

Internal overload builds quietly.
And the meltdown happens when the nervous system can’t hold it any longer — not necessarily when the stress began.

This is why it’s so important to understand meltdowns as a sensory + emotional cycle, rather than a behaviour to react to.

When we shift from trying to identify the 'cause' → to supporting the nervous system, we meet the child where they actually are.

If you’d like a clear visual guide to the whole cycle — including what helps at each stage — you’ll find the Timeline of a Meltdown via link in comments below ⬇️ or via Linktree Shop in Bio.

Save this to return to when the moment feels confusing

12/21/2025

*Free CHRISTMAS DAY: WHAT A CHILD’S BEHAVIOUR IS REALLY TELLING YOU (POSTER)*

Comment CHRISTMAS and we will send you a message with a link to a free printable PDF of this resource.

This poster puts into words what many adults see on Christmas Day but struggle to understand.

When a child covers their ears, refuses clothes or food, runs off, clings to one adult, repeats questions or has a meltdown, it is easy to label the behaviour as rude, spoilt or defiant. This poster clearly shows that these behaviours are signs of overwhelm and coping, not bad behaviour.

The poster explains how Christmas Day can overload a child’s nervous system through noise, crowds, pressure, new routines, strong smells and sensory input. It helps adults look underneath the behaviour and understand what the child is trying to manage in that moment.

This resource is especially helpful for children who experience anxiety, sensory overload, emotional regulation difficulties, autism, ADHD or trauma related stress. It supports a calm, trauma informed and needs led response focused on safety, predictability and connection.

12/21/2025