E6: Identifying your child’s behavior triggers

E8: Guided meditation for stressed parents

Parenting is stressful. In this six-minute guided meditation, psychologist Dr. Andrew Kahn helps you calm your mind and body so you can respond to your child more effectively.

This is the last episode of What Now? A Parent’s Guide to Tantrums and Meltdowns. Explore the rest of Season 1 for more strategies to help you confidently handle your child’s big emotions.

For more resources, visit the episode page on Understood. You can also download Wunder by Understood. This free app includes exercises that can help you stay calm, manage your child’s outbursts, and get personalized tips along the way.

Understood.org is a resource dedicated to shaping the world so the millions of people with learning and thinking differences can thrive. Learn more about What Now? A Parent’s Guide and all our podcasts at u.org/podcasts.

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E7: What triggers you as a parent

Your child’s tantrums or meltdowns can make you angry or upset. But it’s harder to think clearly when you’re having big emotions. That’s why it’s essential to learn your parenting triggers and use self-calming skills to help you parent more effectively during heated moments.

In this seven-minute episode of What Now? A Parent’s Guide, psychologist Dr. Andrew Kahn teaches you how to look inward and notice signs you’ve been triggered. You’ll also learn common ways kids trigger their parents and quick mindfulness strategies to help you calm down.

For more resources, visit the episode page on Understood. You can also download Wunder by Understood. This free app includes exercises that can help you stay calm, manage your child’s outbursts, and get personalized tips along the way.

Timestamps

(0:39) Why you need to know your parenting triggers
(1:40) How to identify your parenting triggers
(4:31) What to do after you identify what triggers you
(5:47) What you can practice ahead of time

Understood.org is a resource dedicated to shaping the world so the millions of people with learning and thinking differences can thrive. Learn more about What Now? A Parent’s Guide and all our podcasts at u.org/podcasts.

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E6: 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. You can also download Wunder by Understood. This free app includes exercises that can help you track your child’s behavior, look for patterns, and get personalized tips along the way.

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

Understood.org is a resource dedicated to shaping the world so the millions of people with learning and thinking differences can thrive. Learn more about What Now? A Parent’s Guide and all our podcasts at u.org/podcasts.

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E5: Using praise to prevent your child’s outbursts

It may sound surprising, but praising your child for what they did correctly when they got upset can help prevent future tantrums or meltdowns.

In this five-minute episode of What Now? A Parent’s Guide, psychologist Dr. Andrew Kahn explains how to notice your child’s self-calming efforts and give detailed praise so they’ll know what you want them to do again in the future.

For more resources, visit the episode page on Understood. You can also download Wunder by Understood. This free app includes exercises that can help you manage your child’s outbursts, track your progress, and get personalized tips along the way.

Timestamps

(0:40) Why the right kind of praise can make a big difference
(2:38) How to praise proactively
(3:45) What you can practice ahead of time

Understood.org is a resource dedicated to shaping the world so the millions of people with learning and thinking differences can thrive. Learn more about What Now? A Parent’s Guide and all our podcasts at u.org/podcasts.

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E4: How to talk to your child after a tantrum or meltdown

Talking to your child after a tantrum or meltdown can help you find out what caused the outburst. But timing is crucial. Try to talk too soon, and you may rev up big emotions. Wait too long, and your child may lose track of key details that can help you figure out what triggered the outburst.

In this 6-minute episode of What Now? A Parent’s Guide, psychologist Dr. Andrew Kahn teaches you how to know when your child is ready to talk and how to start the conversation. Get expert tips including the best open-ended questions to ask after your child has a tantrum or meltdown.

For more resources, visit the episode page on Understood. You can also download Wunder by Understood. This free app includes exercises that can help you manage your child’s outbursts, track your progress, and get personalized tips along the way.

Timestamps

(0:41) Why timing is really important
(2:16) How to know when your child is ready to talk
(3:44) How to start the conversation
(4:55) What you can practice ahead of time

Understood.org is a resource dedicated to shaping the world so the millions of people with learning and thinking differences can thrive. Learn more about What Now? A Parent’s Guide and all our podcasts at u.org/podcasts.

Copyright © 2023 Understood for All, Inc. All rights reserved.