Living Grace Counseling Center

09/03/2026

Interesting:). What is your child most likely worrying about?

08/30/2026

Sometimes the difficulties with children are related to our impatience

08/28/2026

08/23/2026

Learning about the amygdala and why it is sensitive and accidentally sending signals to fight, flee, or freeze

08/23/2026

Your child has an overactive amygdala; he or she is still trying to figure out how to manage emotions!

The amygdala functions as the brain's "guard dog" or "smoke alarm" that keeps kids safe by spotting danger and triggering the fight, flight, or freeze response.

What is the Amygdala?
The Guard Dog: It watches out for scary things and wakes up the body to act fast.

The Alarm: Just like a smoke alarm, it goes off when it smells smoke to protect you.

The Body Helper: It tells the body to run fast or get strong when danger is near.

How it Affects Feelings/Big Emotions: It can make a child feel very angry, worried, or scared.

False Alarms: It cannot tell the difference between a real monster and a hard math test.

Flipped Lid: When the alarm goes off, the thinking part of the brain takes a break.How to Calm the AmygdalaTake

Deep Breaths: Slow breathing tells the guard dog that everything is safe.Play a Game: Having fun helps the thinking brain take back over.Use Your Words: Naming the feeling helps turn the alarm off.

08/23/2026

Adventures in Odyssey! Narrated stories for all kids! Solid biblical concepts are taught! Don’t let your child miss this!

08/23/2026

Outbursts and tantrums? Try this….
 practice the skill when your child is NOT having an episode. Habits created for calming are so helpful

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08/17/2026

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08/13/2026

Make sure you include home responsibilities in their school day schedule. You are training your children to be independent and someday live on their own!