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Welcome to Raising Good Humans. I'm Dr. Alisa Pressman and

day is the second part of a two-part episode. Last week we talked about what to do when behavior

feels so aggressive and extreme that nothing seems to help and how to respond to aggressive behaviors

when you're at your with-send. And today we're going to continue that conversation,

but we're going to focus on ways to prepare kids who have extra big feelings when they are not

in the heat of the moment. So parents who have big reactor kids, what you can do to help support

and prepare your kids for those moments when things are really extra challenging. I got so much

back from everyone about this conversation and it's a really hard one. It's so dependent on

individual context, on developmental trajectories, on personalities, temperament, the fit between

parents and kids and their temperaments, and unique circumstances that we couldn't possibly

cover. On the other hand, this is why it's hard for people to have this conversation in this kind

of setting and I want to be able to deliver that service to you. So keep reaching out. My

DM is at Raising Good Humans Podcast. I love hearing from you. We can have more follow-ups.

And in general, even if you didn't listen to the first episode, this episode can be really helpful

for thinking about setting your kids up to have an easier time over time with their reactivity

in the heat of the moment by doing things outside of the heat of the moment to support them and

build those skills. My guest again is Claire Learner and Big News coming up very soon. Apple is

going to have a subscription exclusive content membership that you can join and we're going to

start. The first season is all mini episodes on the foundation of discipline.

I think we've addressed how to respond in those moments in a different kind of way or just

how to shift the mindset. But let's also address for children who have this kind of nervous system

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