Children don’t need perfect parents. They need parents who can read the hidden language beneath behaviour. When kids feel off, moody, clingy, silly, withdrawn, or suddenly defiant, it’s rarely about what’s happening in that moment. It’s usually about something their nervous system hasn’t yet processed — a hard drop-off, a social wobble, a moment of shame, tiredness, overwhelm, or disconnection. Young children don’t have the words (or brain wiring yet) to say: “Today was a lot for me.” So their b