10 How To Reduce Your Child's Meltdown Behaviors

<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Reflection Exercise</strong></span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Think about your current situation, whether you work, take care of the kids today, or take classes.</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What structures are currently in place that allow you to do what you need to do everyday.</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Social supports</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Policies, Procedures, rules, values</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Feedback from others</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Schedules, calendars</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now imagine if these things were just completely taken away and you had to just figure it out. </span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Think about the emotions and feelings you would be having</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lost</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Frustrated</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Angry </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mad</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">It's likely your body would go somewhat into fight or flight mode to just survive the day and other areas of your life may get neglected in the process. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">We all cope in our own ways but maybe you would be</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">less cooperative</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">grumpy</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yell</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Avoidant</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Background</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why do kids have meltdowns?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kids often have meltdowns because they feel overwhelmed , powerless, or unseen.</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">They don’t