The Regulated Parent

Episode 5: Co-Regulation – Why Connection Comes Before Correction In this episode of The Regulated Parent, Toyer and Kay Jappie explore the science and heart of co-regulation, the process through which children learn emotional regulation through safe, connected relationships. Drawing on over 70 years of parenting experience between them, alongside the best available evidence in developmental neuro...

In this episode of The Regulated Parent Podcast, we explore “The Regulated Marriage” a conversation centered on what it means for two people to build and sustain a healthy, grounded partnership while navigating the pressures, responsibilities, and emotional demands of everyday life. Pastor Jeremy Thomas and Pastor Sharon Thomas join the discussion to share practical wisdom, lived experience, and s...

In this powerful conversation, paediatric specialist, author and entrepreneur Dr Lethabo Machaba joins Kay and Toyer Jappie to explore the hidden stress many children carry in today’s fast-paced world. Together, they unpack the impact of chronic stress on children’s developing brains and bodies, the connection between gut health, inflammation and emotional wellbeing, and why so many children are b...

In Episode 2 of The Regulated Parent  “Beyond Behaviour: Why Children Are So Overwhelmed” Toyer and Kay explore the growing emotional, sensory, and nervous-system overwhelm many children are experiencing in modern life. The Regulated Parent is a podcast by GRACIA Collective, hosted by Toyer and Kay, exploring parenting, emotional wellbeing, nervous systems, sensory experiences, relationships, and...

In the very first episode of The Regulated Parent, Kay and Toyer explore the emotional realities of modern parenting in a culture increasingly shaped by performance, perfection, overwhelm, and disconnection. Together, they reflect on conscious parenting, inherited trauma, emotional awareness, performative parenting, nervous systems, dignity, humanity, and the pressure placed on both parents and ch...