Identifying your child’s behavior triggers

Do your child’s outbursts seem to come out of nowhere? In this seven-minute episode of “What Now? A Parent’s Guide,” psychologist Dr. Andrew Kahn explains how to find your child’s behavior triggers to prevent tantrums and meltdowns.  

Learn which details to track to help you spot patterns, like time of day, what your child was doing just before the outburst, and who else was there. 

For more resources, visit the episode page on Understood. \

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Timestamps

(1:08) Why parents need to be detectives  
(2:53) How to identify your child’s triggers  
(5:27) What you can practice ahead of time  

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