01/18/2026
Behavior isn’t something to fix- it’s COMMUNICATION!
The earliest way a child shares their inner feels is through Automatic Interoception Expressions: crying, leaning in, covering ears, freezing, hiding.
These aren’t “behaviors to fix.”
They’re instinctive expressions of a child’s inner experience.
When adults respond with curiosity instead of correction, children learn:
“My body makes sense. What I express matters. I will be believed.”
This sense of safety becomes the foundation from which reflective communication can grow; those emerging, intentional expressions of their inner world as their body knowledge develops.
Image Description: Pink and green tile with graphics of children crying, hugging their parent, and hiding, that says, “The earliest way a child shares their inner feels is through Automatic Interoception Expressions: crying, leaning in, covering ears, freezing, hiding…these aren’t behaviors to fix, they’re expressions of a child’s inner experience.”
