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Untethered

Creating Connected Families, Schools, and Communities to Raise A Resilient Generation

By Doug Bolton, Ph.D.

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Written for parents, educators, and leaders working hard to get it “right” yet still feel frustrated.

After 40 years in the field, psychologist, principal, and parent Doug Bolton shares his evidence-based, connection-first method to Cultivating Connected Communities.

He believes thriving communities that prioritize belonging, emotional regulation, trauma-responsive environments are catalysts for healthy childhood development.

Children who feel they belong are healthier, more engaged, and better able to cope with life’s challenges. Doug’s framework prioritizes creating safe spaces where children and teens know they are seen, valued, and integral to their families, social networks, and academic ecosystems.

These hands-on strategies hold the power to transform children from anxious, defiant, and disconnected to emotionally secure and confident.

From supporting a high-achieving teen under academic pressure with mental health crises to a young child struggling with non-compliant behavior and historical traumas, Untethered reveals how we heal together.

Readers will finally exhale, feeling empowered, relieved, and equipped with answers to their child’s challenges.

When the community is healthy, children get healthy.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BOOK

The first step in helping our children get regulated is to be aware of our own dysregulation.

(p. 113)

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We have been ignoring research from the past 150 years that points toward an authentic, research-driven approach consistent with traditional theories of child development that focus on compassion, common sense, and reliance on relationships.

(p.5)

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Society’s emphasis on high achievement has become a chronic stressor for children, … making high-achieving children just as vulnerable to mental health crises as those who are struggling with profound historical and societal stresses...

(p.5)

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A child’s brain is both vulnerable and highly adaptable. When we are regulated and emotionally connected to children, their brains develop faster.

(p. 142)

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When we coregulate, our quiet nervous system lets our child’s panicked nervous system know that everything is ok.

(p. 115)

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Our children’s distress is the most frightening symptom of a society that is slipping away from its biological and evolutionary foundation of connection and community.

(p. 194)

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Although we often think of ourselves as consistent in our behavior across situations, most of us show up very differently depending on the community that we are a part of.

(p 190)

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If we really want to nurture happy, healthy, and successful children, our primary focus should be on embedding them within connected and regulated communities.

(p. 195)

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When we give kids responsibility, they grow. And it’s always a risk.

(p. 213)

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Untethered

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Written for parents, educators, and leaders working hard to get it “right” yet still feel frustrated.

The first step in helping our children get regulated is to be aware of our own dysregulation.

We have been ignoring research from the past 150 years that points toward an authentic, research-driven approach con­sistent with traditional theories of child development that focus on compassion, common sense, and reliance on relationships.

Society’s emphasis on high achievement has become a chronic stressor for children, … making high-achieving children just as vulnerable to mental health crises as those who are struggling with profound historical and socie­tal stresses...

A child’s brain is both vulnerable and highly adaptable. When we are regulated and emotionally connected to children, their brains de­velop faster.

When we coregulate, our quiet nervous system lets our child’s panicked nervous system know that everything is ok.

Our children’s distress is the most frightening symptom of a society that is slipping away from its biological and evolutionary foundation of connection and community.

Although we often think of ourselves as consistent in our behavior across situations, most of us show up very differently depending on the community that we are a part of.

If we really want to nurture happy, healthy, and successful children, our primary focus should be on em­bedding them within connected and regulated communities.

When we give kids responsibility, they grow. And it’s always a risk.

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We have been ignoring research from the past 150 years that points toward an authentic, research-driven approach consistent with traditional theories of child development that focus on compassion, common sense, and reliance on relationships.

Society’s emphasis on high achievement has become a chronic stressor for children, … making high-achieving children just as vulnerable to mental health crises as those who are struggling with profound historical and societal stresses...

A child’s brain is both vulnerable and highly adaptable. When we are regulated and emotionally connected to children, their brains develop faster.

If we really want to nurture happy, healthy, and successful children, our primary focus should be on embedding them within connected and regulated communities.

**Find Untethered inside**