31. Meltdowns with Tania Waring

Jane is joined by Tania Waring, a lawyer and advocate/care coordinator Mum of three neurodiverse boys. Tania has also completed her honours in Psychology and has just applied for a scholarship to begin her doctorate in the use of co-regulation to prevent and minimise meltdowns in the classroom. Tania is very passionate about inclusive education and improving outcomes for children with ADHD and autism. Highlights - What is a melt down? - How is a melt down different to a tantrum? - What to do in a melt down? - Parenting styles - what if one parent wants to try an approach to the other? - What does a melt down feel like for a child? - Anxiety from the parents - can feel like you are walking on egg shells. - Can you prevent a melt down and how can you do that? - Jane shares about her two boys and their melt downs which require the 'replaying.' - The toll on the parents - Toll on the siblings and how can we prevent resentment. - Jane asks the big question - 'Why are we seeing the melt downs happen now, did corporal punishment work before? Tania shares her final message. 'Have Hope, Be Kind' --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jane-mcfadden/message