Emotional meltdown12/27/2022 ![]() ![]() Pillow fights, ripping up newspapers, or squeezing a ball can short-circuit a meltdown. If you’re at home during a meltdown, ask your child to punch a pillow, cushion, or another soft, safe object. An alternative: Keep a balloon or two in your purse and ask her to blow them up. Deep breathing settles out-of-control children. Then have her hold her hand with her palm facing toward her face, and ask her to blow out the imaginary flame. You can say, “Let’s see how fast you can calm yourself down, so we can get on with the rest of our day” or “Even though you’re upset, you need to get in control, so we can continue shopping.”Īsk your child to imagine that there is a candle painted on her palm. ![]() This gives you an idea of the severity of the problem, without having to nag or repeat what you say.Įxplain to him that the clock is running. In a calm voice, tell your child, “I know you’re disappointed that you didn’t find the toy you wanted” or “I know you’re angry because your friends didn’t ask you to play.” Then ask your child to rate her disappointment or anger on a scale of 1 to 10. Let her know you understand what she is going through. His ownership of it should pretty much guarantee that he will cooperate with your enforcing it. If he does have an episode, you will have a plan because your child has delivered it to you. Managing an ADHD Meltdownīefore going to the grocery store or the video-game parlor, ask your child with ADHD what would calm him down if he gets upset. Meltdowns say nothing about your parenting ability, but they do reflect the nature of ADHD. So what to do when your child has an ADHD tantrum in a department store or at the kitchen table? Arm yourself with quick fixes. Often children with ADHD are impulsive and can’t regulate their behavior. When a child breaks down in public, parents feel like failures - we should be able to control our child, right? We see the judgment in other parents’ eyes, and we resent the “helpful” suggestions from the passerby who means well but who doesn’t know a whit about attention deficit disorder ( ADHD or ADD). The tears, the irrationality, the flailing limbs? No, I’m not talking about the parent, but the child. Nothing can make a parent feel more powerless than a child with ADHD in meltdown mode. ![]()
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