Mighty Roots Therapy | Pediatric Pelvic Health & Feeding Clinic

And it hit home. 🤍

So many kids are trying to tell us something about what they’re experiencing through their behavior. Sometimes, behavior is the only way they know how to communicate what’s happening inside of them.

Because behavior is really just the tip of the iceberg.

Underneath it, it’s our job as the grown-ups in their lives to get curious.

What is this behavior trying to tell us? What’s happening in their sensory system? Their nervous system? Physically? Emotionally? What’s happening in their environment? What feels hard or overwhelming that they may not have the words to explain yet?

Kids inherently want to do well. They aren’t waking up wanting to have a hard day, disappoint us, or make things more difficult.

And we see this every single day in our work.

When kids are struggling with bowel, bladder, or toileting concerns, most of the time it isn’t simply behavior. There’s something underneath the surface that they need our help understanding and working through.

The behavior is information. Our job is to get curious about what it’s telling us.

What does this quote make you think about?