Think your kids are "worse" during the holidays? They're not misbehaving—they're experiencing nervous system overload. Here's the research-backed truth about why December brings more meltdowns, and the surprising role your stress plays in your child's dysregulation.

Everyone tells you separation anxiety is normal and your child will grow out of it. But what if they don't? What if the "good behavior" everyone's praising is actually your child's nervous system shutting down to survive? Here's what's really happening underneath separation struggles from infancy through school age and the stage-by-stage method that builds genuine capacity instead of forced compliance.