Tag: Tantrums

Let’s Talk About This Strategy: Ignore Your Child’s Tantrums or Big Feelings

Let’s Talk About This Strategy: Ignore Your Child’s Tantrums or Big Feelings

This is a big parenting technique that has been taught for decades about how to deal with tantrums and big feelings: just ignore them. And, if we’re being honest, it makes sense coming from a behavioral perspective – reinforce behaviors you want to see more …

What’s Really Going on Underneath Your Child’s Misbehaviors (and How to Respond)

What’s Really Going on Underneath Your Child’s Misbehaviors (and How to Respond)

Children naturally have big and strong emotions. Unlike many of their adult counterparts, they are still learning.  They may not know how to regulate their feelings or what to do with them when they come up.  This can lead to what we, as parents, may …