They’re having a hard time.
What looks like defiance, meltdowns or shutting down is almost always a child trying to communicate something they don’t yet have the words or skills to express. Behind every big behaviour are three things: an unmet need, an undeveloped skill, or an environment that isn’t set up for them to succeed. When we understand what’s really going on beneath the behaviour, and start to address it, everything changes…for your child and for you.