Your Inner World: Self-Regulation & Mindset
Master your triggers, manage your emotions, and show up as the parent you want to be
Parenting pushes every button you have - sometimes buttons you didn't even know existed. Before you can regulate your child, you need to regulate yourself. These games help you understand YOUR triggers, reframe unhelpful thoughts, and develop the pause between stimulus and response. This is where transformation begins: with you.
Your Trigger Type
Discover why you lose your cool and what to do about it
Power Pause Practice
Give your prefrontal cortex time to come back online
How It Works
The pause between trigger and response is where transformation happens. These guided breathing exercises help you regulate your nervous system so you can respond with intention, not react from emotion.
What's Happening in Your Brain:
When you're triggered, your amygdala hijacks your prefrontal cortex (the thinking part). Slow breathing activates your parasympathetic nervous system, bringing you back to your thinking brain. This isn't woo woo, it's neuroscience.
Choose Your Pause Length:
Micro Pause
3 breaths • 10 seconds
Quick reset in the moment. Perfect when you feel irritation rising.
Standard Pause
5 breaths • 30 seconds
Steady regulation. Use before responding to challenging behaviour.
Deep Reset
Body scan • 3 minutes
Full nervous system recalibration. Use when you need to start fresh.
Reframing Negative Thoughts
Transform catastrophising into calm clarity
How It Works
You'll see common negative thoughts parents have. First, identify which thinking trap it is. Then, you'll see a helpful reframe. This builds your ability to catch and redirect unhelpful thoughts in real time.
The 5 Thinking Traps:
- All-or-Nothing: Black and white, no middle ground ("always" / "never")
- Catastrophising: Jumping to worst-case scenario
- Personalisation: Taking everything as reflection of you
- Mind Reading: Assuming you know what others think
- Should Statements: Rigid rules creating guilt
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