{"id":308,"date":"2026-06-05T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/blog\/el-miedo-a-la-regresion-del-verano\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:00:04","slug":"hes-going-to-lose-everything-he-achieved-this-year-the-fear-of-summer-regression-and-what-really-happens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/blog\/hes-going-to-lose-everything-he-achieved-this-year-the-fear-of-summer-regression-and-what-really-happens\/","title":{"rendered":"\"He's going to lose everything he achieved this year\": the fear of summer regression (and what really happens)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last session of the course arrives. The therapist says goodbye until September, you pack your backpack, and in the car a thought pops into your head that you almost don't dare say out loud:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"And now what? He's going to lose everything he's achieved this year.\"<\/em><\/p>\n

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I hear it a lot around this time of year. And I understand where it's coming from: every word, every glance, every time she asked instead of crying has been so hard-won, that the idea of two \"blank\" months is daunting. If you're feeling it, you're not exaggerating. It's the weight of knowing how much work went into it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But I want to tell you what's really going on, because it's a relief.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What your child has learned won't be erased in July<\/span><\/h2>\n

The skills your child has developed this year\u2014understanding a word, imitating a gesture, sustaining attention a little longer\u2014aren't files that are erased when school closes. They are connections their brain has been building. And the brain doesn't unlearn during vacations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What can happen, however, is something far less dramatic: a skill<\/span> might rust<\/strong> a little from lack of practice. Losing a skill is not the same as rusting it. A rusty skill quickly returns once practiced; something lost would have to be rebuilt from scratch. And that, except in specific cases that should be discussed, almost never happens.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There is one exception that does deserve attention: if during the summer you notice a clear and sustained decline\u2014losing words they used confidently, ceasing to respond to their name, or exhibiting previously established behaviors\u2014this isn't simply \"rusting\" and it's advisable to discuss it with their healthcare professional. Not to alarm you, but to rule things out and put your mind at ease.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Summer is not a void: it's another stage<\/span><\/h2>\n

Here's the shift in perspective I want to share with you. At school and in therapy, your child learns in a highly structured environment. But real life\u2014asking for ice cream, pointing at the sea, singing in the car\u2014happens outside of that structure. And it's precisely there, in the everyday, that learning becomes<\/span> generalized<\/strong> : it goes from \"doing it at the table with the therapist\" to \"doing it anywhere, with anyone.\"<\/span><\/p>\n

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Summer, with its slower pace and new experiences, is one of the best times of year for that to happen. It's not a break from learning. It's another way of learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What to hold on to (and what to let go of)<\/span><\/h2>\n

It's not about replicating therapy at home. It's about keeping the flame alive with very little.<\/span><\/p>\n

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