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Unique child Regulatory disturbances - Bringing calm
Nursery World,
17 April 2008
Distressed babies may be unable to regulate their own reactions. Their condition is explored by child psychotherapist Robin Balbernie.
Babies and infants who are hard to comfort and settle, and seem to cry regularly in an inconsolable way for no obvious reason, may be struggling with a regulatory disorder. It is important that early years practitioners always consider this as a possible cause. Recognising that a baby's screaming and arching away from a feed stems from a neurological condition can help you defuse a tense situation and redefine a seemingly intractable problem. Bringing about a change is often remarkably easy....
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