ou've read the books.

You've listened to the podcasts.

You know about gentle parenting, emotional regulation and connection before correction.

So why do you still find yourself yelling at your child?

In this episode of The Family Architect, Philippa Scott explores one of the most common and painful questions parents ask themselves:

"If I know better, why do I keep doing the very thing I promised I'd never do?"

The answer isn't a lack of knowledge.

It's that your nervous system and your thinking brain are operating from two very different places.

When you're under stress, your survival system reacts long before your reflective brain has a chance to respond. That's why your parenting knowledge often arrives minutes later, usually accompanied by guilt.

Philippa e ...