Why Children Behave The Way They Do: Reading The Signals Adults Keep Missing

About this episode

In this episode, Natalia and Fawzia discuss the underlying signals behind children's behavior and how adults can better understand them.

Send us Fan Mail Why do children behave the way they do? What adults often call "bad behaviour" may actually be something deeper — a signal, a coping mechanism, a search for belonging, or an emotional need a child doesn't yet have the words to express. In this episode of BloomTalk, Natalia sits down with Fawzia — a mom of two, leader in inclusive education, and author of "The Happy Heart, Happy Mind Handbook" — to explore what children are really trying to tell the adults around them, and w...

People in this episode

Host: Natalia

Guest: Fawzia

Topics covered

• child behavior
• emotional needs
• inclusive education
• parenting
• communication

Keywords

• child behavior
• signals
• coping mechanisms
• belonging
• emotional needs

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Happy Heart, Happy Mind Handbook

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