367: Tips to Survive the End of This Horrible School Year: A Nervous System Perspective

Summary: <br> <a href="http://collegepreppodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-04-15-at-10.33.21-AM.png"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> This has been the worst school year ever, and students and parents are barely hanging on as we near the end. <br> <br> <br> <br> Learn a few nervous system tools to help you stay as regulated as possible… and get all that missing work turned in. Specifically, Gretchen walks Megan and listeners through:<br> <br> <br> <br> * a definition of the nervous system, and the three major “states” that human move through* an explanation for what the “window of tolerance” is, and how it is the optimal state for learning* some tips for how to keep ourselves in the “window of tolerance”, and/or bring ourselves back to regulation* the importance of “co-regulation” and how parents’ can manage their own nervous systems as a way to support their students* and more!<br>