Temper tantrums can be a challenging aspect of parenting. Witnessing a child in the midst of a meltdown can evoke a range of emotions from frustration to helplessness. However, tantrums are a normal ...
How do you tell the difference between a tantrum and a meltdown? As the autistic parent of an autistic child, I have a unique perspective on this question. First, a reminder that meltdowns are not ...
My daughter Carys was two when she discovered the devastating injustice of gravity. She’d been carefully stacking wooden blocks into a tower. It was higher than any structure she’d built before, but ...