EleMental Freedom

This month in our PEER (Providing/Parenting Education Empowerment & Resource) video, we do a deep dive into developmental stages and needs.

This is a super handy image that we came up with merging Erick Erickson's Psychosocial Development Stages along with up-to-date understanding of attachment theory & neuroscience.

(We even drew a little from Synergetic Play Therapy Institute 's perspective on developmental tasks that show up in play therapy sessions.)

In our training, we explore how unmet needs happen during these sages and how they can manifest later in life.

We further look at how to meet/resource previously unmet needs and/or trauma in a way that allows for the brain and body to rewire around the given developmental stage.

This month in our PEER (Providing/Parenting Education Empowerment & Resource) video, we do a deep dive into developmental stages & needs.

This is a super handy image that we came up with merging Erick Erickson's Psychosocial Development Stages along with up-to-date understanding of attachment theory & neuroscience.

This can manifest in ourselves & kiddos.

In our training, we explore how unmet needs happen during these sages & how they can manifest later in life.

We further look at how to meet/resource previously unmet needs and/or trauma in a way that allows for the brain & body to rewire around the given developmental stage.

P.s. check out or website if you're interested in this or other PEER Group & trainings!

Have you ever been curious what activates our threat response?

Threat response is absolutely vital to understand for 'behavior management' strategies.

Lisa Dion from refers to "The 4 Threats"

The 4 threats give us an easy way to understand the complexity of how easily our threat response can be activated.

This is so important to bear in mind for those of us who are caregivers.

For instance, it is quite common for all 4 of these to be activated, literally on daily basis, for many children in school environments.

The more we can see things through the child's eyes, the more we understand their struggles.

The more we understand, the more we offer support to create more helpful environments.

The more helpful the environment, the fewer threats.

The fewer threats, the fewer 'unhelpful behaviors' we run into.

The fewer behaviors, the more we can enjoy our time together & BE in safe connection.

In other words, understanding The 4 Threats is paramount to creating better relationships with our children, with ourselves, and with the world.