Brittany Miller
@moderneducator.bsky.social
Advocate for the whole child approaches, learner agency, and educator wellness. Founder of Dynamic Learning Alliance. Wake Forest, NC dynamiclearningalliance.org
The transition to college can be overwhelming. The biggest struggle isn't academic difficulty; it's the sudden demand for self-management.
Our Executive Function coaching provides your student personalized strategies and skill development to help them thrive.
#CollegeGoals #Collegeprep
Our Executive Function coaching provides your student personalized strategies and skill development to help them thrive.
#CollegeGoals #Collegeprep
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The transition to college can be overwhelming. The biggest struggle isn't academic difficulty; it's the sudden demand for self-management.
Our Executive Function coaching provides your student personalized strategies and skill development to help them thrive.
#CollegeGoals #Collegeprep
Our Executive Function coaching provides your student personalized strategies and skill development to help them thrive.
#CollegeGoals #Collegeprep
"Why is it so hard for me to stay calm when my kid is whining, yelling, and screaming?"
Because your brain changed and your nervous systems are now linked!
Learn more at www.dynamiclearningalliance.org/post/tantrums-meltdowns-and-the-art-of-co-regulation
#MindfulParenting #Tantrums #Toddlers
Because your brain changed and your nervous systems are now linked!
Learn more at www.dynamiclearningalliance.org/post/tantrums-meltdowns-and-the-art-of-co-regulation
#MindfulParenting #Tantrums #Toddlers
November 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Why is it so hard for me to stay calm when my kid is whining, yelling, and screaming?"
Because your brain changed and your nervous systems are now linked!
Learn more at www.dynamiclearningalliance.org/post/tantrums-meltdowns-and-the-art-of-co-regulation
#MindfulParenting #Tantrums #Toddlers
Because your brain changed and your nervous systems are now linked!
Learn more at www.dynamiclearningalliance.org/post/tantrums-meltdowns-and-the-art-of-co-regulation
#MindfulParenting #Tantrums #Toddlers
That pile of unopened mail.
The 50 open browser tabs.
The clean clothes left in a pile.
It’s not a moral failing - it's a symptom of a brain that has run out of decision-making energy.
The 50 open browser tabs.
The clean clothes left in a pile.
It’s not a moral failing - it's a symptom of a brain that has run out of decision-making energy.
October 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
That pile of unopened mail.
The 50 open browser tabs.
The clean clothes left in a pile.
It’s not a moral failing - it's a symptom of a brain that has run out of decision-making energy.
The 50 open browser tabs.
The clean clothes left in a pile.
It’s not a moral failing - it's a symptom of a brain that has run out of decision-making energy.
Rules typically exist to keep kids safe.
"Stop Running" is a common rule at the pool.
It's intended to stop them from falling.
But what do they do?
Walk quickly. Skip. Cartwheel.
Instead of “No Running,” it should be "Walk Only"
Tells them what not to do, while they figure out what to do.
"Stop Running" is a common rule at the pool.
It's intended to stop them from falling.
But what do they do?
Walk quickly. Skip. Cartwheel.
Instead of “No Running,” it should be "Walk Only"
Tells them what not to do, while they figure out what to do.
October 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Rules typically exist to keep kids safe.
"Stop Running" is a common rule at the pool.
It's intended to stop them from falling.
But what do they do?
Walk quickly. Skip. Cartwheel.
Instead of “No Running,” it should be "Walk Only"
Tells them what not to do, while they figure out what to do.
"Stop Running" is a common rule at the pool.
It's intended to stop them from falling.
But what do they do?
Walk quickly. Skip. Cartwheel.
Instead of “No Running,” it should be "Walk Only"
Tells them what not to do, while they figure out what to do.
Staring at a task you need to do but can't?
That isn’t laziness - it’s an executive function wall.
Your brain perceives the task as a threat due to overwhelm or fear of failure.
Make the task safe enough to start.
Break it down.
Do the easiest part first.
#Procrastination #ADHDparalysis
That isn’t laziness - it’s an executive function wall.
Your brain perceives the task as a threat due to overwhelm or fear of failure.
Make the task safe enough to start.
Break it down.
Do the easiest part first.
#Procrastination #ADHDparalysis
October 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Staring at a task you need to do but can't?
That isn’t laziness - it’s an executive function wall.
Your brain perceives the task as a threat due to overwhelm or fear of failure.
Make the task safe enough to start.
Break it down.
Do the easiest part first.
#Procrastination #ADHDparalysis
That isn’t laziness - it’s an executive function wall.
Your brain perceives the task as a threat due to overwhelm or fear of failure.
Make the task safe enough to start.
Break it down.
Do the easiest part first.
#Procrastination #ADHDparalysis
Toddlers throw things because big feelings feel scary in a small body.
Throwing is a release valve.
First, let them release the tension safely such as stomping feet.
Then, talk to them through what they are feeling, even if they can't speak it themselves.
#consciousparenting #toddlerbehavior
Throwing is a release valve.
First, let them release the tension safely such as stomping feet.
Then, talk to them through what they are feeling, even if they can't speak it themselves.
#consciousparenting #toddlerbehavior
October 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Toddlers throw things because big feelings feel scary in a small body.
Throwing is a release valve.
First, let them release the tension safely such as stomping feet.
Then, talk to them through what they are feeling, even if they can't speak it themselves.
#consciousparenting #toddlerbehavior
Throwing is a release valve.
First, let them release the tension safely such as stomping feet.
Then, talk to them through what they are feeling, even if they can't speak it themselves.
#consciousparenting #toddlerbehavior
That toddler whine?
It’s not manipulation - it’s a nervous system signal.
Before the full meltdown, their body sends out a low-level SOS.
A call for food, sleep, or connection.
Answer the signal, and you can often skip the storm.
#gentleparenting #toddlerlife #parentingtips
It’s not manipulation - it’s a nervous system signal.
Before the full meltdown, their body sends out a low-level SOS.
A call for food, sleep, or connection.
Answer the signal, and you can often skip the storm.
#gentleparenting #toddlerlife #parentingtips
October 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
That toddler whine?
It’s not manipulation - it’s a nervous system signal.
Before the full meltdown, their body sends out a low-level SOS.
A call for food, sleep, or connection.
Answer the signal, and you can often skip the storm.
#gentleparenting #toddlerlife #parentingtips
It’s not manipulation - it’s a nervous system signal.
Before the full meltdown, their body sends out a low-level SOS.
A call for food, sleep, or connection.
Answer the signal, and you can often skip the storm.
#gentleparenting #toddlerlife #parentingtips
Your child has an amazing day at school, but once they're home, it's a different story.
Whining. Yelling. Meltdowns.
Why do they save their worst behavior for you?
Learn why this happens and how to handle those intense after-school melt downs.
#positiveparenting #parenthood #bigfeelings
Whining. Yelling. Meltdowns.
Why do they save their worst behavior for you?
Learn why this happens and how to handle those intense after-school melt downs.
#positiveparenting #parenthood #bigfeelings
After-School Meltdown
You know the scene. You pick up your child from school, and the teacher tells you they "had a great day." They were helpful, focused, and kind to their friends. You feel a swell of pride. Then, you…
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October 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Your child has an amazing day at school, but once they're home, it's a different story.
Whining. Yelling. Meltdowns.
Why do they save their worst behavior for you?
Learn why this happens and how to handle those intense after-school melt downs.
#positiveparenting #parenthood #bigfeelings
Whining. Yelling. Meltdowns.
Why do they save their worst behavior for you?
Learn why this happens and how to handle those intense after-school melt downs.
#positiveparenting #parenthood #bigfeelings
I wish we could all be more honest about our struggles.
We all struggle. Perfection is an illusion with unnecessary stress to maintain.
Cry. Be honest. Name your faults. Own your mistakes. Speak your truth.
It is far more powerful than perfection.
#blueskycommunity #norms #relationships
We all struggle. Perfection is an illusion with unnecessary stress to maintain.
Cry. Be honest. Name your faults. Own your mistakes. Speak your truth.
It is far more powerful than perfection.
#blueskycommunity #norms #relationships
September 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I wish we could all be more honest about our struggles.
We all struggle. Perfection is an illusion with unnecessary stress to maintain.
Cry. Be honest. Name your faults. Own your mistakes. Speak your truth.
It is far more powerful than perfection.
#blueskycommunity #norms #relationships
We all struggle. Perfection is an illusion with unnecessary stress to maintain.
Cry. Be honest. Name your faults. Own your mistakes. Speak your truth.
It is far more powerful than perfection.
#blueskycommunity #norms #relationships
Reposted by Brittany Miller
Learning to name and categorize objects in early childhood may be key to building executive function, psychologists say, according to a fascinating new brain scan study. These skills are linked to growing into financially stable, healthy and productive adults.
Naming and categorizing objects is part of how young kids develop executive function skills – new research
Kids with good executive function tend to grow up to be financially stable, healthy, productive adults. Past attempts to teach these skills have flopped. New brain research on language may change…
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September 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Learning to name and categorize objects in early childhood may be key to building executive function, psychologists say, according to a fascinating new brain scan study. These skills are linked to growing into financially stable, healthy and productive adults.
Your teen is short with you walking in the door from school.
Tone is annoyed.
They walk out of the room.
It is very possible they are stressed or overwhelmed with something that has nothing to do with you.
Reacting to them with with annoyance, punishment, or dismissal isn't going to help.
Tone is annoyed.
They walk out of the room.
It is very possible they are stressed or overwhelmed with something that has nothing to do with you.
Reacting to them with with annoyance, punishment, or dismissal isn't going to help.
September 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Your teen is short with you walking in the door from school.
Tone is annoyed.
They walk out of the room.
It is very possible they are stressed or overwhelmed with something that has nothing to do with you.
Reacting to them with with annoyance, punishment, or dismissal isn't going to help.
Tone is annoyed.
They walk out of the room.
It is very possible they are stressed or overwhelmed with something that has nothing to do with you.
Reacting to them with with annoyance, punishment, or dismissal isn't going to help.
When my eldest was 2, she was a biter.
I had explained, disciplined and showed why we can't bite.
Nothing worked.
Until the day I cried.
I was pregnant with her sister, exhausted and overwhelmed. She bit me so hard while playing that I burst into tears.
I couldnt help it.
But she paused.
I had explained, disciplined and showed why we can't bite.
Nothing worked.
Until the day I cried.
I was pregnant with her sister, exhausted and overwhelmed. She bit me so hard while playing that I burst into tears.
I couldnt help it.
But she paused.
September 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
When my eldest was 2, she was a biter.
I had explained, disciplined and showed why we can't bite.
Nothing worked.
Until the day I cried.
I was pregnant with her sister, exhausted and overwhelmed. She bit me so hard while playing that I burst into tears.
I couldnt help it.
But she paused.
I had explained, disciplined and showed why we can't bite.
Nothing worked.
Until the day I cried.
I was pregnant with her sister, exhausted and overwhelmed. She bit me so hard while playing that I burst into tears.
I couldnt help it.
But she paused.
Too often we address behavior without looking beyond the surface.
Disciplining tantrums.
Punishing lost homework.
Labeling as lazy.
In truth, children and adolescents need practice to develop their executive functions but most adults do not understand these skills. #behavior #parenting
Disciplining tantrums.
Punishing lost homework.
Labeling as lazy.
In truth, children and adolescents need practice to develop their executive functions but most adults do not understand these skills. #behavior #parenting
September 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Too often we address behavior without looking beyond the surface.
Disciplining tantrums.
Punishing lost homework.
Labeling as lazy.
In truth, children and adolescents need practice to develop their executive functions but most adults do not understand these skills. #behavior #parenting
Disciplining tantrums.
Punishing lost homework.
Labeling as lazy.
In truth, children and adolescents need practice to develop their executive functions but most adults do not understand these skills. #behavior #parenting
"Why won't my child get ready for school?"
They're still learning to plan their morning.
You can help by breaking down tasks: "First, put on your socks. Then, your shoes." Scaffold a growing brain to teach them to manage their own mental "to-do list."
#parenting #toddlers
They're still learning to plan their morning.
You can help by breaking down tasks: "First, put on your socks. Then, your shoes." Scaffold a growing brain to teach them to manage their own mental "to-do list."
#parenting #toddlers
September 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"Why won't my child get ready for school?"
They're still learning to plan their morning.
You can help by breaking down tasks: "First, put on your socks. Then, your shoes." Scaffold a growing brain to teach them to manage their own mental "to-do list."
#parenting #toddlers
They're still learning to plan their morning.
You can help by breaking down tasks: "First, put on your socks. Then, your shoes." Scaffold a growing brain to teach them to manage their own mental "to-do list."
#parenting #toddlers
When your child is building a tower or making mud pies, they're not "just playing." They're activating their executive functions.
- Planning
- Focus
- Working memory
Play is the ultimate training ground.
It's not a distraction from learning; it is learning.
- Planning
- Focus
- Working memory
Play is the ultimate training ground.
It's not a distraction from learning; it is learning.
September 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When your child is building a tower or making mud pies, they're not "just playing." They're activating their executive functions.
- Planning
- Focus
- Working memory
Play is the ultimate training ground.
It's not a distraction from learning; it is learning.
- Planning
- Focus
- Working memory
Play is the ultimate training ground.
It's not a distraction from learning; it is learning.
A meltdown isn't "bad behavior." It's a dysregulated brain.
You can't reason with a brain that's in chaos.
Instead of "stop crying," try "I'm right here with you," offer a hug, or squeeze their hand.
You're not giving in to the tantrum; you're teaching self-regulation.
#tantrums #parenting
You can't reason with a brain that's in chaos.
Instead of "stop crying," try "I'm right here with you," offer a hug, or squeeze their hand.
You're not giving in to the tantrum; you're teaching self-regulation.
#tantrums #parenting
September 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A meltdown isn't "bad behavior." It's a dysregulated brain.
You can't reason with a brain that's in chaos.
Instead of "stop crying," try "I'm right here with you," offer a hug, or squeeze their hand.
You're not giving in to the tantrum; you're teaching self-regulation.
#tantrums #parenting
You can't reason with a brain that's in chaos.
Instead of "stop crying," try "I'm right here with you," offer a hug, or squeeze their hand.
You're not giving in to the tantrum; you're teaching self-regulation.
#tantrums #parenting
In an internet now full of AI generated content, be unapologetically human.
Where are my human-centered folks at?
Where are my human-centered folks at?
September 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In an internet now full of AI generated content, be unapologetically human.
Where are my human-centered folks at?
Where are my human-centered folks at?
Staying calm when your toddler is having a meltdown is one of the greatest challenges of parenthood. But also one of the most important.
Model calm and calm will come. Teach them to meet stress with calm control and they will learn to do so in the future.
#parenthood #selfregulation #toddlers
Model calm and calm will come. Teach them to meet stress with calm control and they will learn to do so in the future.
#parenthood #selfregulation #toddlers
September 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Staying calm when your toddler is having a meltdown is one of the greatest challenges of parenthood. But also one of the most important.
Model calm and calm will come. Teach them to meet stress with calm control and they will learn to do so in the future.
#parenthood #selfregulation #toddlers
Model calm and calm will come. Teach them to meet stress with calm control and they will learn to do so in the future.
#parenthood #selfregulation #toddlers
Hello world. I am so excited to start something new.
August 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Hello world. I am so excited to start something new.