12/23/2025
A good reminder for upcoming days!
Credit: The Contented Child, Child Wellbeing Consultancy
Exciting events like Christmas often come loaded with expectation.
Children are expected to cope, wait, behave, feel grateful, and enjoy every moment.
But excitement puts the brain into a high-arousal state.
When anticipation, stimulation, and pressure stack together, regulation becomes harder — and dysregulation often follows.
That’s when parental frustration creeps in, not because anyone is doing anything wrong, but because excited brains are hard to manage.
If you haven’t already, see our earlier post on Excitement and the Brain for the why behind this.
These small, simple tweaks help keep excitement at manageable levels — so Christmas feels safer for everyone’s nervous system.
