My background in education has certainly been beneficial when I think about who I have become as a mother. I am very appreciative of all the professional learning I had access to during my teaching years as I truly believe it has had a strong influence on the type of parent I have become. Over the years, I have loved being a part of the Berry Street Educational Model training within our school. This educational model focuses on increasing student engagement within the school setting, but also focuses deeply on relationships, self-regulation and overall growth and wellbeing. Although a lot of this practice is tailored towards students who often have complex unmet needs, including childhood trauma, I have found that the vast majority of these strategies can be applied to young toddlers. They too, are still learning to self regulate, require an abundance of positive reinforcement and benefit greatly from the rich discussions around emotions, character strengths and the values that align with the teaching model such as gratitude and resilience. Anyone who has been fortunate enough to hear Dr Tom Brunzell from Berry Street present, would know just how influential and incredible the work is that he represents.