Tantrums are a sign the child’s nervous system is overloaded. Tantruming children are calling for help: "Help me balance my clacker! Help me, I am terribly overwhelmed!" Frustration Fits are strategies used to potentially elicit the adult to give in, changing a “no” to a “yes.” Listen in as Dr. Becky Bailey shares what each one looks and sounds like and how to respond. See a real example of how to "Download Calm" to a toddler during a tantrum here: https://youtu.be/l8q6OpxfON0 This clip is from

the day my five-year-old student refused to sit down, collapsed in my classroom, and quietly begged me not to let strangers take her away Thirty years in a classroom teaches you the difference between a tantrum and terror. That morning, it was terror. She was under her little desk, a five-year-old girl named Anna, balled up tight. Her hands were pressed flat against her stomach, as if she were trying to hold herself in one piece. I knelt down. The classroom noise of twenty other kids faded to a

If you’ve ever found yourself dealing with an out-of-nowhere tantrum or meltdown, know that you’re not alone. But what if those outbursts aren’t just “bad behavior”? What if they’re actually a desperate cry for help from a sensory system that’s completely overwhelmed? 🤔 💣 Here’s the hard truth: Many parents unintentionally hold back their child’s emotional growth by overlooking their sensory needs. It’s easy to think every tantrum is a power struggle, but science tells us there’s often somethi

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