Hidden Harm, After-School Meltdowns

About this episode

The episode discusses the emotional challenges children face after school and how these reactions are often responses to stress rather than signs of bad parenting.

A teacher says your child is settled, engaged, and doing well. Then you get home and it’s tears, anger, shutdowns, or nonstop conflict. That sharp contrast can feel like you’re living in a different reality than the school is describing, and it can leave you wondering if you’re the problem. We don’t accept that story. We break down why this pattern is often a real and understandable response to stress, not manipulation and not “bad parenting.” We explore situational presentation, the clinica...

People in this episode

Host: Kim Lee

Topics covered

• child behavior
• after-school meltdowns
• parenting challenges
• stress responses
• emotional regulation

Keywords

• after-school
• meltdowns
• child behavior
• stress
• parenting
• emotional responses

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