The Importance of Playfulness in Family Life

When we're feeling overwhelming stress, our nervous system is activated. When we don't have someone to co-regulate with, we get stuck in what we call survival mode. For me, it was a lot around emotional safety and not having the ability to express all of the emotions. It wasn't just for me, the child in the home, it was for everyone in the home. You plop me back into my own controlled container; I'm most playful when I'm alone.