Finding Calm in the Chaos: How the 4-7-8 Technique (and a Clever Alarm!) Helps Neurodivergent Families Stay Grounded
All posts by Simone de Hoogh Life in a neurodivergent family can feel like a whirlwind—especially when a child goes […]
How not to take our triggered teens personally and not to overreact
All posts by Simone de Hoogh ‘Unkind words are just words’ is one of the strategy perspectives used in the Multilevel […]
When something is ‘not right’ – Compassion is key
Or The Value of flag-ups Everyone has an unconscious physical or psychological alarm system telling them that something is not […]
How to side-step an argument
One of the most unsettling issues within families can be argumentative talk. If we have children that are really good […]
Our Kind Voice (a simple tool to give guidance to our child)
Most of our negative or what I prefer to call not-helpful thoughts derive from what our parents or the other […]
The Value of our Emotional Independence
Emotional independence is one of the core concepts in the Multilevel Emotion Regulation Theory (MERT) developed by Simone de Hoogh. […]
I was scared of my son
I was hostage to my fear of sparking a violent emotional outburst. It’s natural to want our children to be […]
A strength or weakness? – Imaginational OE
Including the ‘Happy Place’ tool and the ‘Two wolves – a Cherokee legend’ as a strategy within the Multilevel Emotion […]
Our Response to a Crisis – Stress Responses explained
Please visit for medical health guidelines and regulations your government website and your local healthcare provider website. Thank you. Our Response […]
“The violence towards me from my child was constant” single mum of child with PDA
I always knew that James* was different. People would say ‘He is a boy’, ‘You are on your own’, ‘It’s […]