Comments on: The Blessing of a Meltdown https://www.janetlansbury.com/2020/12/the-blessing-of-a-meltdown/ elevating child care Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Vikki Kim https://www.janetlansbury.com/2020/12/the-blessing-of-a-meltdown/comment-page-1/#comment-132891 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:41:24 +0000 https://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=20513#comment-132891 Oh, this article resonated with me so much! You’ve hit the nail on the head with your insights on meltdowns. I absolutely agree that these outbursts are not problems but opportunities for growth. Your perspective on embracing the feelings instead of suppressing them is so refreshing and aligns with my own approach. Your advice to “let feelings be” is a mantra that I’ll surely be repeating to myself and my readers. Thank you for this empowering perspective, and kudos to Geneva for such a beautiful success story!

]]> By: Hersh https://www.janetlansbury.com/2020/12/the-blessing-of-a-meltdown/comment-page-1/#comment-130845 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 22:53:08 +0000 https://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=20513#comment-130845 Hi Janet! I have an autistic child who I think may actually just have some attachment issues. I barely make it through the day, work full-time and am on call and have a second child who may have some emotional issues. I’ve been using the cry it out method but he won’t even eat the food he used to eat. I’m in a bad area so there’s a lot of fun violence. My kid has now started to hit. I was born in the third world with a poor upbringing. I’m so scared of messing up that ithibk it affects him. Please help. He has started to use us like a jungle gym and I think I gave him piggy back rides and but now he’s doing that with his little brother. He used to crywhenever his brother cried and I am at my wits end. I barely have time to myself and my husband is finishing his residency. Please help! I was also spanked as a kid and I think I didn’t give him enough tummy time. We did get some aba but I think he has a bit of a brand body disconnect and hits objects too hard.

]]> By: Carolyn https://www.janetlansbury.com/2020/12/the-blessing-of-a-meltdown/comment-page-1/#comment-130547 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 03:49:07 +0000 https://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=20513#comment-130547 Oh when you’re already exhausted yourself, you know you don’t have the energy anymore for kids’ meltdown. You just want to be still and rest your mind and body as well. We need a great amount of self-awareness to be able to deal with our kids’ meltdowns especially in times when you’re drained. Wonderful story Geniva! That was a success, if it was I would have just cried myself to bed hahaha!

]]> By: Nancy S. https://www.janetlansbury.com/2020/12/the-blessing-of-a-meltdown/comment-page-1/#comment-129782 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 05:42:37 +0000 https://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=20513#comment-129782 My 7-year old stepdaughter has been having some very powerful emotions lately about her distance learning assignments and sometimes just refuses to do them. My husband and I are okay with her outbursts, however, we’re having a hard time figuring out how to allow her to express herself without it affecting or distracting our 6-year old who is also distance learning. Any tips you can give us would be so greatly appreciated. We’ve been listening to your podcasts and reading your book and posts for almost 4 years now and you have helped us tremendously so thank you!

]]> By: janet https://www.janetlansbury.com/2020/12/the-blessing-of-a-meltdown/comment-page-1/#comment-129780 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 20:57:56 +0000 https://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=20513#comment-129780 In reply to Rick Ackerly.

Thank you so much, Rick. I agree it would help us all to have courses in just holding space for feelings. It’s the most challenging, yet passive thing I aim to do.

]]> By: Rick Ackerly https://www.janetlansbury.com/2020/12/the-blessing-of-a-meltdown/comment-page-1/#comment-129775 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 21:26:50 +0000 https://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=20513#comment-129775 Great one, Janet. So important, because none of us like meltdowns in others. Should be part of Social-emotional training.

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