Understanding Survival Responses in Children

They’re Safe Now…So Why Are They Still Struggling? Understanding Fight, Flight, Freeze & Fawn in Everyday Parenting

You’ve worked hard to create safety. The chaos has settled. The environment is calmer. So why does your child still melt down, shut down, push back, or people-please?

This workshop helps parents and caregivers understand what’s really happening beneath behavior that doesn’t seem to “match” the present moment. Through a trauma-informed, attachment-based lens, we’ll explore how a child’s nervous system can remain in survival mode long after danger has passed—and how everyday behaviors are often automatic responses of fight, flight, freeze, or fawn, not intentional misbehavior.

Participants will learn how these survival responses show up in ordinary parenting moments, why children can’t simply “turn them off,” and how caregiver regulation and connection help retrain the nervous system over time.

This workshop is designed to replace frustration with clarity, shame with compassion, and power struggles…