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31. Meltdowns with Tania Waring
Season 1 · Episode 31

31. Meltdowns with Tania Waring

ADHD Mums · Jane McFadden

August 28, 20231h 0m

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Show Notes

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'





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