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Click below for an introduction to Neurodiversity:
Introduction to Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity is a relatively new term, thought to have been coined in the 1990s by Judy Singer (an autistic individual, parent of an autistic child and Sociologist). Go to this Sway
Introduction to Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity is a relatively new term, thought to have been coined in the 1990s by Judy Singer (an autistic individual, parent of an autistic child and Sociologist). Go to this Sway
Help your child manage separation and goodbyes:
https://parentingsmart.place2be.org.uk/article/help-your-child-manage-separations-and-goodbyes
https://parentingsmart.place2be.org.uk/article/help-your-child-manage-separations-and-goodbyes
October Health and Wellbeing Focus - Managing Meltdowns
1. Stay calm
This is something that’s much easier to say than do. It does take a lot of practise – but you can teach yourself to remain calm in those moments. The meltdowns will reduce in length if the adult remains calm;
it does make a difference.
Self care is the most important thing that will help you to stay calm. So you need to look after yourself, so that you are in a good place to help your child. Deep breathing can also help, and parents will often report that when they start deep breathing, their child copies as they can see that it’s working and it helps the child too. Find out what works for you to help you stay calm in the moment.
2. Don’t talk too much
As your child is getting angry and shouting or saying hurtful and unkind things, your natural reaction is to tell them to stop and try to rationalise with them, but in the moment they just can’t be rational. You need to try to say as little as possible. Your child is likely to become more frustrated and upset if you keep pushing them to calm down, to stop it, to tell you what’s wrong. Deep breathing can also work here too.
3. Stay present
As much as possible, when your child is struggling with their emotions, you want to stay with them to show them that you love and care for them irrespective of what is going on for them.
Even though they’re getting angry and upset, you want them to know that you’re still there for them. When a child is escalating they may feel unloved and unsafe, so if you leave them, you’re telling them their emotions are too big for you to handle. That’s a really scary thing for any child to experience. Staying with them helps them to know that the big scary emotion they’re experiencing in the moment is okay and that you can support them and that everything’s going to be okay.
1. Stay calm
This is something that’s much easier to say than do. It does take a lot of practise – but you can teach yourself to remain calm in those moments. The meltdowns will reduce in length if the adult remains calm;
it does make a difference.
Self care is the most important thing that will help you to stay calm. So you need to look after yourself, so that you are in a good place to help your child. Deep breathing can also help, and parents will often report that when they start deep breathing, their child copies as they can see that it’s working and it helps the child too. Find out what works for you to help you stay calm in the moment.
2. Don’t talk too much
As your child is getting angry and shouting or saying hurtful and unkind things, your natural reaction is to tell them to stop and try to rationalise with them, but in the moment they just can’t be rational. You need to try to say as little as possible. Your child is likely to become more frustrated and upset if you keep pushing them to calm down, to stop it, to tell you what’s wrong. Deep breathing can also work here too.
3. Stay present
As much as possible, when your child is struggling with their emotions, you want to stay with them to show them that you love and care for them irrespective of what is going on for them.
Even though they’re getting angry and upset, you want them to know that you’re still there for them. When a child is escalating they may feel unloved and unsafe, so if you leave them, you’re telling them their emotions are too big for you to handle. That’s a really scary thing for any child to experience. Staying with them helps them to know that the big scary emotion they’re experiencing in the moment is okay and that you can support them and that everything’s going to be okay.
lighting minds of 3-5-year-old's
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