10/20/2025
🧠 How to Support Your Child’s Nervous System at Home
When your child is receiving neurologically-focused chiropractic care, the work at home matters just as much as what happens in our office. Small, consistent actions create the space where healing can actually happen.
The nervous system regulates sleep, digestion, immunity, behavior, and so much more! Think of it like your child’s control center. When it’s stuck in “fight or flight” mode (due to early stress, birth trauma, toxins, etc.), you might see sleep issues, digestive problems, sensory challenges or delays.
More therapies/interventions aren’t always better. In fact, flooding a child with lots of new therapies/interventions can overload their nervous system. Steady, regular routines beat big-bursts of change.
Good, regular sleep is the gateway to nervous-system repair: same bedtime/wake time every day, calm wind-down routine, minimal screens & sugar, a cool dark quiet room.
Movement isn’t just exercise. Movement helps wire the nervous system. But unstructured, fun, exploratory play (tree climbing, rolling, swinging, walks) helps more than intense organized sport.
A cluttered, noisy, overstimulating home keeps the nervous system in high alert. Instead try soft lighting, minimize background noise, give transition-warnings, create a dedicated “calm corner”.
Whole foods, healthy fats (brain = ~60% fat), quality protein and veggies. It's best to avoid excess sugar, processed foods, artificial dyes and focus on key nutrients: omega-3s, magnesium, B-vitamins, probiotics and prebiotics (via gut-brain axis).
When your child is dysregulated, it’s not “bad behavior”, it’s their nervous system signaling stress. If you're noticing any of these patterns: Sleep worse? More meltdowns? Transitions harder? Then simplify, reduce demands, and create more downtime.
Bottom line:
You play a key role. You’re not the “fixer”, you’re the environment-creator: routines, safety, regulation.
Pick 1-2 manageable things and keep going. Over time, consistency wins.
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To check out more about this information head to the following link:
https://pxdocs.com/family-wellness/support-your-childs-nervous-system/
