12/09/2025
✨ The Foundation for Communication ✨
Before children can use words, they need something far more important: a regulated body and a regulated nervous system.
Think of communication like a triangle:
🔻 Sensory Regulation (the base)
A child must feel safe in their body first.
Their breath, movement, and senses need to feel organized, not overwhelmed.
🔻 Emotional Regulation (the middle)
Once their body is supported, their feelings can settle. Connection, co-regulation, and feeling understood all live here.
🔻 Language (the top)
When the body and emotions feel safe, language has room to bloom. This is where we see more communication, gestures, sounds, words, AAC use, and engagement.
If your child is struggling with communication, it doesn’t mean they “won’t” talk, it often means their foundation needs support.
Start at the bottom.
Build safety.
Build connection.
And language will grow from there.