01/28/2026
Your calm is your child’s container.💛
Babies and young children cannot yet hold their own big emotions. Fear, frustration, and overwhelm feel too intense to manage alone, so they pass those feelings to us.
This is what psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion called containment.
A containing parent does not panic, shut down, or escalate. They receive the child’s emotional storm, make sense of it inside themselves, and offer it back in a calmer, more organized way. Over time, the child learns:
My feelings make sense.
Big emotions will not break me.
I can hold what I feel.
But here is the part we do not talk about enough. Parents need containment too.
Pregnancy and early motherhood bring massive emotional, physical, and identity shifts. A mother’s nervous system is working overtime while also being asked to regulate another human being. Without support, this can feel isolating and overwhelming.
This is why connection matters.
Our Nurturing New Mothers Support Group is a 6 week supportive space for pregnant and new mothers to be held, supported, and understood while navigating the transition into motherhood. This group offers connection, emotional support, and practical tools so mothers are not carrying everything alone.💛
Because when mothers are supported, they are better able to support their children.
Nurturing New Mothers Support Group…
📆Tuesdays from 6:15 to 7:30 pm beginning March 10th
📍Early Connections Institute office in Brighton, Michigan
🔗Register through the link in our bio or at EarlyConnectionsInstitute.com
