13 - Why do our children have tantrums and meltdowns and how to respond?

Floods of tears over the green cup, the broken in half banana or the milk that was supposed to be warm not cold and now it’s too warm. Our children can sometimes have the biggest emotions over the smallest things. If you are wondering how as a parent you can respond to these emotional outbursts, often called meltdowns or tantrums, then this episode is for you.There is quite a lot of conflicting advice: ignore the child, don’t give into their desires, stay strong or they’ll have you wrap...