“…Like all regulatory functions, these are defined by temporal interdependencies: how the system changes between time x and time x + t is contingent on the state of the system at time x (Bergson, 2007; Cole, Lougheed, Chow, & Ram, 2020; Lunkenheimer, Hamby, Lobo, Cole, & Olson, 2020). But the crucial point of difference for coregulation is that it is also relational in essence: the change in partner 1 is contingent not just on the previous state of partner 1, but also on the state of partner 2 (Bales et al., 2023; Fogel, 1993; Schneirla, 1946). In this way, coregulation is like a dance—or a series of intricate, interleaved dances across different levels and different systems, each essential for keeping us alive (Feldman, 2007; Kopp, 1982; Munakata, Snyder, & Chatham, 2012; Nigg, 2017; Tronick, 1982; Zhang, Gatzke‐Kopp, Cole, & Ram, 2022).…”