If you have kids with behavior challenges, chronic health conditions and/or developmental challenges, you’re not alone. The number of kids with behavior challenges or affected by one of the “new childhood epidemics” (anxiety, ADHD/ADD, allergies, asthma, autism, depression, obesity) is alarming. I have so much compassion for you if you’re dealing with these struggles. It’s…
Does it feel like you’re in a constant battle with your child? Are you dealing with frequent emotional outbursts – intense meltdowns, defiance, explosive anger, or aggression? Sure, all kids have tantrums. But does it seem like your child’s meltdowns are intense and extreme? Maybe you’ve been told your child has ADHD or ODD or…
Is your child’s difficult behavior on purpose? “She knows it’s not ok to scream at me and say hurtful things.” “All of a sudden he goes into a rage and starts hitting and throwing things.” “We’ve tried everything and he should know better by now.” Why doesn’t he? It can certainly seem like your child…
In my previous post, Is Your Angry Child Purposely Defiant or Emotionally Stressed?, you learned that emotional stress is a major cause of children’s meltdowns. We all know what stress is. But what if your child doesn’t look stressed? When your child explodes into a rage over what seems like nothing, what can possibly be going…
This is part of a series of posts What’s Causing Your Child’s Meltdowns? Read the rest of the series to learn about the underlying emotional and developmental causes of meltdowns. Did you know that aggressive behavior and frequent meltdowns can be the result of physical imbalances in the body and brain? The possible underlying physical causes…
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) Anxiety Disorders These are a few of the conditions now being diagnosed in children at alarming rates. If your child has been diagnosed with ADHD or a mood disorder, it might seem that the disorder is the cause of the intense…
We’ve all been there…. You’re tired and stressed and your child begins to have an intense meltdown. You think you know what to do until you’re caught in the highly charged frenzy of your child’s tantrum and find yourself reacting…what do you do now? If you’re like most parents, your immediate reaction is to want…
In this blog series you learned about the potential causes of children’s intense meltdowns. You discovered what happens in the brain during these highly emotional outbursts, and you learned how to be present with your children during their worst tantrums. At this point you may be totally at your wits’ end wondering how you will…