Tantrum escalation!
For the first time in a while Claire posed a question in Challenge Becks – what would she do when faced with a monumental meltdown??! How did she answer..?
We also talked about:
- Why a tantrum might escalate.
- Looking at our own triggers - how it is never easy in the moment especially with so many things are going on for both of you.
- Some ideas for strategies to use to help regulate ourselves (which we need to do, to be able to help regulate our children).
- How there are days when you will ‘smash it’ in terms of your approach and days when you go to bed feeling like the whole day has been a disaster (remember that you are only human and it’s OK!).
- The importance of making sure that children know what’s going on in their day, especially because it might help to prevent a tantrum escalation.
- Thinking about how you would help support a friend and look at how you can do the same with your children – ‘connect before you re-direct’.
- What you can do to try and help your child when they are mid meltdown (and whether offering a cuddle is like giving a reward for the tantrum).
- How the techniques you use with toddlers can also help when you have teenagers!
- And finally, some reassurance that even Claire can get triggered when a child is having a meltdown!
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