Child Development Fact many parents don’t know (I didn’t either until 7 years ago): From 0-8 years old (“The Formative Years”) a child’s brain has yet to develop the neural architecture for self-regulation. In order to build the skill of self-regulation at the nervous system level, children must experience COregulation consistently. COregulation is when a parent or caregiver stays both physically AND emotionally present/connected to the child, maintains loving boundaries around behaviors and gui