Roadmap for

Handling Tantrums and Strong Emotions

HOW THINGS ARE NOW

 

*Your child melts down when they don’t get their way.

*Your child is overly dramatic… one small thing happens, and they act like it’s a tragedy.

*Your child gives up easily and can’t seem to handle frustration, disappointment, or even you setting any boundaries!

HOW YOU WANT THINGS TO BE

 

*Your child can be flexible when things don’t go the way they expected or wanted.

*When your child gets upset, they act more proportionately to the situation.

*Your child has tools to cope with the fact that life is sometimes difficult.

If things are not consistently the way you want them to be…

ask yourself these questions and use these tools for long-term change:

 

 1.   Are you handling the situation with calm and

confidence?

2.   Does your child know how to handle Yuck

effectively?

3.  Have you made consistent deposits into their

Emotional Needs Accounts?

4.   Do you have an effective plan for handling their

behavior in the moment?

If not, use this tool:

Create an In-the-Moment Plan

Download a “pretty” version of this roadmap below: