Fabiola Ekleberry, LPC-S, NCC

01/15/2026

The child who unravels after school isn’t “being naughty”… they’re finally safe enough to fall apart.

All day they’ve been holding it together.

Following rules. Managing noise. Coping with social pressure. Keeping their body still when it wanted to move. Smiling when they didn’t feel okay.

Then they walk through the door and it all spills out.
Tears. Rage. Clinginess. Silence. “Attitude.” Meltdowns.

This isn’t misbehaviour. It’s release.
It’s the nervous system exhaling after hours of effort.

So if your child falls apart at home, it doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong.
It often means you’re their safest place.

Respond with empathy, not punishment.
Connection first. Then calm boundaries.

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01/14/2026

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We are back this Saturday and Sunday! Wicked, HUNTRIX, and Zootopia 2! Shows start at 6pm and run every 30 minutes with previous year’s shows sprinkled in between. As always, please absolutely NO PARKING in the culdesac, be courteous to our neighbors, and DO NOT BLOCK driveways. See ya real soon folks! All show times subject to change depending on weather and family/work functions.

12/15/2025

Reparenting yourself during the holidays can look like creating the experiences you needed as a kid, or letting go of traditions that never felt right in the first place. It's about giving yourself what you actually need now, not what you were told you should want. What does reparenting look like for you this season?

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When a child’s emotional brain takes over, logic and reason switch off — and connection becomes the bridge back to calm.

These phrases don’t fix the feeling; they regulate the brain behind it.
Save this as part of your calm-down toolkit and share with anyone who supports children through big emotions.

You can find more brain-based strategies like this in The Child Brain Toolkit — download from The Contented Child via link in comments or Linktree Store in Bio.