It's not bad behaviour. It's the nervous system.
If your child is struggling with meltdowns, anxiety, focus, sensory overwhelm, or big emotions, Eden Health helps you understand what may be happening underneath the behaviour, and what to do next.
Neuro-functional Chiropractic Care for Christchurch families.
You've tried being patient. You've tried everything you know. You still feel like nothing is working.
You are not failing. Your child is not broken. There may be a nervous system piece no one has explained clearly yet.
Regulation comes before behaviour change.
When a child's nervous system is under stress, their brain may prioritise protection over connection, learning, listening, emotional control, and flexible thinking. Behaviour is often communication from a system that has run out of capacity.
Inputs
Children take on more than you know. Whether its, school, sport, or home, learning and growing is stressful and sometimes challenging.
Skillset
Children need developmental foundations for attention, emotional control, coordination, communication, social learning, and problem solving.
Regulation
The brain relies on accurate body signals for safety. When the system has this safety, children can maintain calm and flexible states more often.
The best first step is understanding what's really going on.
Our "Our Kids Are Not Broken" and "More Good Days" workshops are a low-cost session for parents who want to understand the brain-body science behind behaviour, regulation, focus, and emotional overwhelm.
In 90 minutes, you'll see why your child may be struggling, what their nervous system may be asking for, and how regulation shapes what happens next.
- Understand why behaviour can spiral under stress
- Learn the role of nervous system regulation
- See how brain-body development affects focus, emotions, sleep, learning, and behaviour
- Recognise what your child's nervous system may actually need
- Learn whether a one-on-one child consultation may be a helpful next step
Limited Seats — Choose your Location
Our Kids Are Not Broken
How development shapes behaviour and why regulation is the key to getting development back on track. Diagnosis or not, this is where understanding behaviour starts
- Christchurch City · with Dr Dylan Kucheravy
- Lincoln · with Dr Jamie Schwass
- 90 minutes · small, supportive groups
More Good Days
How the 'perfect storm' of stress builds up in our kids and how it affects behaviour. Why regulation is the foundation of behaviour and lifelong wellbeing and the pathway to More Good Days
- Christchurch City · with Dr Ben Edwards
- 90 minutes · small, supportive groups
What happens after the workshop?
Families who want deeper support can book a one-on-one consultation. There's no pressure, you choose if and when it's right.
Child Neuro-functional Consultation
A warm, parent-led first appointment focused on understanding, not fixing.
Developmental & Nervous System Assessment
Developmental testing, movement, reflex and regulation observations, plus neurological scans
Personalised Care Recommendations
Discuss your goals, a clear care plan discussion, and support notes where needed.
Ongoing Support, Reviews & Collaboration
Regular review and, where appropriate, working alongside your other providers.
Where chiropractic fits in child development.
Neuro-functional chiropractic care focuses on how the spine, movement system, and body-based sensory input influence the nervous system. For children, this may be relevant because the brain relies on clear input from the body to support regulation, coordination, attention, emotional control, and learning readiness.
Read about our Care ApproachSupporting the system
Working with the nervous system, not against it.
Improving the quality of input
Clearer sensory and movement signals to the brain.
Clearer communication
Helping the brain and body communicate more clearly.
A stronger foundation
Creating a stronger base for skill-building.
Families come to us when their child is struggling with…
Every card describes a pattern or behaviour we see regularly.
Meltdowns & Emotional Outbursts
Support for patterns like big reactions to small things and emotions that escalate fast.
ADHD-type Focus & Impulse Challenges
Support for patterns like difficulty sustaining attention, restlessness, and acting before thinking.
Autism-related Regulation & Sensory Needs
Support for patterns like sensory sensitivity, transitions, and the need for predictability and safety.
Anxiety & Shutdown
Support for patterns like worry, avoidance, freezing, or withdrawing when things feel like too much.
Sensory Overwhelm
Support for patterns like reactions to noise, touch, light, or busy environments.
Learning & Coordination Challenges
Support for patterns like clumsiness, handwriting struggles, and finding learning harder than it should be.
Sleep Difficulties
Support for patterns like trouble settling, frequent waking, and a system that struggles to switch off.
School Refusal & Social Struggles
Support for patterns like resistance to school, friendship difficulties, and feeling unsafe in groups.
Developmental Delay & Retained Reflexes
Support for patterns like delayed milestones and early reflex patterns that may still be influencing development.
Dr Jamie Schwass
BSc, BChiro, MNZCA, FOCUS Academy Elite Certified
Dr Jamie has a special interest in children's neurodevelopment, behaviour, regulation, and the brain-body connection. His work is shaped by both clinical experience and personal understanding of ADHD which means he meets families with warmth, honesty, and genuine respect for what they're navigating.
Meet the whole teamTwo Christchurch locations. One connected approach.
One umbrella brand, one philosophy of care, close to your family wherever you are.
Christchurch City
Phillipstown / Christchurch City
29 Leeds Street, Phillipstown, Christchurch
Lincoln
Lincoln
Unit 4 Eastfield Drive, Lincoln, Christchurch
Your child is not broken. Start with understanding.
Ready to come in? Book a one-on-one consultation. Want to learn more first? Our low-cost workshop is a gentle place to begin.