The Real Reason Your Sensitive Child Melts Down Over 'Nothing'

Discover the difference between tantrums and meltdowns, why your child holds it together at school, and how to manage tantrums without punishments, bribes, or yelling. Can you tell the difference between tantrums and meltdowns? In this episode, I walk you through what causes each one and what to do differently for each. In this episode, you'll learn: Why a tantrum and a meltdown look identical from the outside Why your child holds it together at school and falls apart at home How sensory input builds up and triggers a sensory meltdown with no visible cause What to say when your child falls apart over a cut banana Why a terrible twos tantrum is a good sign How to handle temper tantrums with one sentence that ends most of them How to raise a child who handles disappointment without giving in Why punishments, rewards, and bribes stop working during emotional overload What your two jobs are once a meltdown starts How to tell which one you're in when the behavior gives you no clue If you've been searching for meltdowns vs tantrums, temper tantrums, or what age do tantrums start, this episode is your invitation to respond to what's actually happening for your child. Here's to raising resilient kids, Dr. Hilary Find more from Dr. Hilary: Raised Resilient | https://www.raisedresilient.com/ |   / raisedresilient   |   / raisedresilient   Raised Resilient Chaos to Connection Program | https://raisedresilient.com/program CHAPTERS: 0:00 Tantrum or meltdown, and does the difference actually matter 0:36 Why they don't share the same root cause 1:38 The emotional water pitcher explained 2:40 Why your child holds it in around everyone but you 4:07 Why meltdowns get set off by something small and silly 4:46 How sensory input fills the pitcher for some kids 5:58 My daughter's bedtime confession and what her teachers never saw 8:43 How suppressing emotions creates the meltdown cycle 9:24 When tantrums start and what toddlerhood actually is 9:52 The developmental milestone hiding inside your toddler's no 11:55 Prediction errors and the uncut banana 13:44 Holding space for disappointment and the antidote to entitlement 15:17 Why your words stop working in meltdown mode 15:51 Your two jobs and why punishments don't work here 16:32 Attunement and how to break out of the meltdown cycle