The Scary Cycle and Kids in Survival Mode

Upset offended teen girl daughter sitting separately with mother on sofa, mom and teenage child ignoring each other after fight at home, selective focus. Generation gap between teenagers and parents

Parenting a child that lives in survival mode can be stressful, but a dysregulated child can make for a dysregulated parent if that parent doesn’t have the right frame of mind. However, it is the mindful parent that is aware of their own state (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and so on) that can be calm when a child is facing the chaos of their own traumas.