Genevieve gave us some advice on how to validate our son’s feelings and show him how to breathe deeply when he was angry. It turned out that we never had to use those techniques as he hasn’t bitten or clawed either of us again 🙂 (We have used them in other frustrated moments though!) It really showed us that just being heard and empathized with can heal immediately. My husband and I were given a space to talk which gave us both an immediate feeling of relief and Genevieve spoke out for our little boy (who was pottering around and listening the whole time) and for the first time we ‘heard’ the feelings behind his behaviour. Just the seemingly simple process of being heard and your feelings validated and empathized with really does heal! Babies, too!