EP 257: One Reason why Kids Melt Down after School

About this episode

This episode explores the reasons behind children's meltdowns after school, focusing on sensory stress and nervous system regulation.

When your kid melts down after school, it seems like they just have a bad attitude or don’t want to do homework. But sometimes those explosions have less to do with behavior and more to do with a nervous system that has been working hard to handle sensory stress all day long. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why do many kids fall apart after school, even if they seemed “fine” all dayHow the sensory environment at school can slowly chip away at a child’s regulationWhy after-school meltdowns ofte...

People in this episode

Host: Robyn Gobbel

Topics covered

• after-school meltdowns
• sensory stress
• child regulation
• parenting
• nervous system

Keywords

• meltdowns
• children
• school
• sensory environment
• regulation
• parenting
• nervous system

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