It helps if we look at children as people doing their best to be happy. And when things go off the rails, and they get frustrated, they might throw a tantrum, have a melt down, become dysregulated, come unglued, or in other words, feel overwhelmed and lose control.
It helps if in times like this, we help our children regain their 'senses', by connecting them to their senses. Children, and we all for that matter, have more than the five senses they talk about in schools. Watch this video to get to know two other very important senses that we have, that we need to feed, in order to stay grounded and calm.
And watch this one to learn a simple technique to help your child regain his sense of control in his body, first by practicing it after meltdowns, and then by just doing it at times throughout the day so your child can stay in his body and build resilience to stress.
And watch this one to learn a simple technique to help your child regain his sense of control in his body, first by practicing it after meltdowns, and then by just doing it at times throughout the day so your child can stay in his body and build resilience to stress.
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