Meltdowns After School: What Teachers and Parents Need to Know
Meltdowns After School: What Teachers and Parents Need to Know  
Podcast: Mama Knows
Published On: Tue Sep 23 2025
Description: In this conversation, Nina Caviggiola and Emily Daniels discuss the critical role of co-regulation in educational settings, emphasizing the importance of adult regulation for effective teaching and learning. They explore the definitions of regulation and co-regulation, share real-life examples, and critique traditional behavior management systems. Emily offers practical tips for parents to help their children regulate at home and discusses how parents can advocate for co-regulation practices in schools. The conversation highlights the need for a paradigm shift in education towards understanding and supporting the nervous system's role in behavior and learning. Emily Read Daniels is the creator and author of The Regulated Classroom —an evidence-based framework that enables educators to cultivate conditions for felt safety in the classroom.  She developed this framework after spending years as a school counselor working with dysregulated students and staff, knowing that teachers needed tools and practical strategies for coping with and recovering from trauma. https://www.regulatedclassroom.com/ The best way to cook just got better. Go to HelloFresh.com/MAMAKNOWS10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free Item for Life!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices