Glossary · Concept
Window of Tolerance
The zone in which a child can feel their feelings, think clearly, and stay in relationship. Above the window is hyperarousal. Below it is shutdown. Widening the window is slow, patient work, and it is much of what the framework supports.
Stretch 2 · Settling InDefinition
The zone in which a child can feel their feelings, think clearly, and stay in relationship. Above the window is hyperarousal. Below it is shutdown. Widening the window is slow, patient work, and it is much of what the framework supports.
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Concept
Co-regulation
The steady presence of a calm adult that helps a dysregulated child return to their window of tolerance. Co-regulation is not a technique. It is a relationship.
Concept
Developmental Trauma
The pattern of harm that comes from repeated, relational wounds during the years a child's brain and body are still forming. Different from a single traumatic event, developmental trauma shapes how a child relates to safety, to others, and to their own inner world over time.