Ep 236. What Your Child's Brain Is Doing Mid-Meltdown
About this episode
This episode explores the brain activity of children during meltdowns and offers strategies for parents to respond effectively.
Your child is banging on the wall, sobbing, and won't let you near them. In that moment, staying calm isn't about having the right words, it's about understanding what's happening in their brain and yours. This conversation gets into what's happening in your child's brain during a meltdown, and how you can stay regulated enough to help them find their way back. In this episode of The Science of Motherhood, Dr Renee White sits down with Dr Tina Payne Bryson, New York Times bestselling author of The Whole-Brain Child and founder of The Center for Connection, to explore what's happening in a child's brain during a meltdown and how parents can respond in ways that build resilience instead of reactivity. They talk through practical, science-backed strategies for staying regulated as a parent, repairing after the hard moments, and why play might be the most underrated tool in your parenting kit. You'll Hear About Why the upstairs and downstairs brain matter What to do when your child melts down How to stay regulated during a meltdown Why repair matters more than perfection How play builds resilience and connection You don't need to get every moment right to raise a regulated, resilient…
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