What To Do (and Not Do) When Kids Have Meltdowns, Tantrums, Strong Emotions

Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

JLML Press

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

What do children need from us when they're experiencing intense feelings? What are the best things to say and do to calm their emotional storms? Janet responds to notes from three insightful professionals who express concerns that what they're doing isn't working. Janet validates their perspectives and explains why. Then she offers specific recommendations for navigating children's outbursts in a manner that fosters their resilience and a healthy attitude toward emotions while also nurturing trusting relationships.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, before we begin, I just want to remind you to please check out my new
0:07.6	No Bad Kids Master course.
0:09.6	You can find out all about it at nobadkidscourse.com.
0:14.5	Hi, this is Janet Lansbury.
0:19.8	Welcome to Unruffled.
0:21.8	Today I'm going to be talking about a topic that I don't think we could ever get too
0:27.3	much support on.
0:29.4	What do we do?
0:30.4	What do we say?
0:31.4	How should we act when our children are upset, maybe tantruming or having a meltdown?
0:37.4	I talk a lot about this topic, but I don't often describe in detail what we can actually
0:44.8	say and do to help children share their feelings, process their feelings, helping them develop
0:50.9	emotional health, resilience, increasing the trust between us, and the trust that children
0:57.1	have for themselves is capable of handling their feelings and the ups and downs of life.
1:03.6	I have three notes here that I'm going to be addressing, and then in the end I'll get
1:09.8	into my specific recommendations.
1:15.3	Every cell tissue and organ in our bodies need water to work properly.
1:19.5	So hydration is an important element of self care.
1:22.8	And everyday activities like a trip to the playground, house cleaning, walking the dog,
1:27.4	long airplane flights, and night on the town, all of these can cause dehydration and keep
1:32.2	us from feeling our best.
1:34.2	So whether you're a workout fanatic or just a busy parent, liquid IV is a smart addition
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