Take a deep dive into the largest nerve in the body, the vagus nerve, and its implications on your child.
Did you know the vagus nerve is one of the largest nerve centres in the body? It carries signals to your child’s organs and regulates their nervous system.
What happens if the vagus nerve doesn’t function properly? Low vagal tone affects emotional regulation resulting in disturbed sleep, behavioural issues and learning difficulties.
With so many health implications of low vagal tone, I take a deep dive into vagus nerve basics and how to regulate your child’s vagal tone. If you’ve ever wondered about the vagus nerve, this is the perfect introduction!
Download this mini series to watch at your own pace.
Vagus Nerve for Kids
In this 5 part series, you’ll learn all about the vagus nerve, how it helps your child regulate and experience the world, and what happens when it goes awry.
What’s included?
5-part masterclass video series (drip-fed over 5 days)
5 x PDF guides (you can study them later!)
Baby/child vagus questionnaire (check your kid’s vagal tone)
Adult vagus questionnaire (check your vagal tone)
Exclusive Facebook group community to ask questions and get support
Mini Series Contents
Part one: The vagus nerve and stress responses
In part one, you’ll get the lowdown on one of the largest nerves in the body and how its functioning is central to your child’s health.
You’ll learn:
What the vagus nerve is and its role in children
How the vagus nerve functions
Primitive reflexes and how these responses manifest
Part two: Vagus nerve influencers and low vagal nerve tone symptoms
Learn how vagal tone strength impacts overall health and how low vagal tone manifests in kids.
You’ll learn:
What vagal tone is and what are low-tone implications
Vagal tone influencers (stress, cortisol and nervous system)
How low/high vagal tone manifests in kids
Part three: The Right and Left Brain
Understanding how your child’s brain works is the first step in supporting healthy growth. Get the low down on brain functioning and what to look out for.
You’ll learn:
How the right brain functions
How the left brain functions
What to look for in your child’s development
Part four: Nervous system development
We know stress is bad, but what we don’t know is just how much it can affect our kids. Find out how the nervous system alters your child's brain development and stress resilience.
You’ll learn:
Pregnancy stress and its effects
Birth stress and its effects
Co-regulation stress and its effects
How to lower stress in you and your child
Part five: How to improve your child’s vagus nerve
You’ve got all this information but what do you do with it? In part five, we get to the good stuff – how to improve your child’s vagus nerve for optimum health.
You’ll learn:
Nutrition for healthy brains
The importance of body and movement
Meridian blockages and their connection to the vagus nerve
Airway patency effects and what to look out for
Heathmath regulation techniques
This mini series is for you if…
You’re curious about the vagus nerve and want to learn more
You’re interested in the connection between gut health and brain development
You want to raise a relaxed child with a balanced nervous system
You’re worried about your child’s development, sleep or mood
You rather avoid medical intervention by making sound choices
About Dr. Carrie Rigoni
I’m a chiropractor, applied kinesiologist and vagus nerve educator with a special interest in treating the vagus nerve in children. I’ve been practising chiropractic for over 10 years, and am Perth’s only integrative neuroimmunology trained practitioner. Through chiropractic care, kinesiology and vagus nerve education, I enable you to trust your intuition, learn about holistic health and set you and your family on a path to wellness.
This 5-part masterclass is an easy way to learn about the vagus nerve and how to support your child through the most influential years of their life.
Start learning today!