The toddler and young children ages can be some of the most fun to watch unfold. They are learning how to walk, talk, interact, and express their emotions. But when the emotions start to become disruptive, or your watching every other child in daycare complete age appropriate tasks while your child takes his or her time for a few months longer than you'd like, it is natural to have questions. 

"Is everything okay?" You'll likely ask at your child's next well visit. But the answer you receive won't necessarily feel comforting. And the truth is, there are not very many providers who know how to help when things like this come up. Because the answer isn't found in your average test or marker... it's found in the nervous system!

Our nervous systems are responsible for the function of, well... everything. The brain sends signals to the body and the body sends signals to the brain. And if the connection from brain to the body is going well? You will notice it! Things like coordination, eating, sensations such as taste, smell, hearing, sight, and even the ability to understand your surroundings (such as how far away your are from another object and how close you are to another) are heightened. 

When that brain to body connection has interference, or something causing a lack of communication from the brain to the body or a miscommunication, though... you unfortunately get the opposite response. Delayed milestones. A lack of coordination. Emotional dysregulation and more. 

Interference in the nervous system almost always comes from an early onset of stressors. This could be struggles with fertility for mom and dad prior to conception. Stressors that mom faced while growing baby in the womb. The physical trauma of being born, whether vaginally or through c-section, and more. These stressors begin to compound as baby grows. Things like colic, constipation, restlessness, rigidity or tension start building up. And when the body doesn't know how to release stress, it starts to work around the stress. 

That's when colic, constipation, and tension turns into a miss milestone (as the brain tries to find a way to workout this stress/tension, meeting milestones like rolling over on both sides or crawling takes a backseat). We then get into toddlerhood and childhood when the brain says enough is enough and the meltdowns begin. 

The good news? None of these things are a sign that something is wrong, they're just a sign that the nervous system is needing support... and that's where we come in. Read more about how chiropractic care can help below!

It's time to ditch the "watch and wait" approach!

when the emotions keep getting bigger and the milestones keep taking longer to hit...