197. BTS: When should you start being concerned about your kid's tantrums?

Beyond the Sessions is answering YOUR parenting questions! In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Hershberg and I talk about...

1:48 - A tantrum is a behavioral expression of emotions that feel to big to express in a productive manner.

2:25 - Tantrums typically tend to start around one-year-old and petter out by about 7.

6:37 - Try to compare your child to their own emotion regulation development and not compare them to another child.

9:37 - It's helpful to track the intensity, duration, and frequency of your child's tantrums - because our memories of these high stress times can often be flawed and being able to look at a log is very helpful.

• Click here to download my FREE OBSERVATION TRACKER to help you log these behaviors over the course of a week and work to change it over the course of 3 weeks.

14:10 - The red flags you should be on the lookout for that might mean there is something abnormal with your child's tantrums.

WANT TO TAKE THIS TOPIC EVEN FURTHER? CHECK OUT THESE BOOKS, PRODUCTS, AND RESOURCES:

HELPFUL BOOKS:

• The Tantrum Survival Guide: Tune In to Your Toddler's Mind (and Your Own) to Calm the Craziness and Make Family Fun Again by Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, PhD

• Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids by Mona Delahooke, PhD

• Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges by Mona Delahooke, PhD

ON-DEMAND COURSE FOR COMBATTING TANTRUMS:

Learn exactly how to reduce the frequency, intensity and duration of your child's tantrums in my self-paced course, The Science of Tantrums.

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