When a meltdown hits, logic disappears. Kids can’t “just calm down” — their brain literally isn’t available for thinking.

If we don’t know how to support them in those moments, meltdowns get bigger, louder, and more frequent over time.

Because when a child doesn’t learn how to move through emotional overwhelm safely… the only option their brain has is to escalate.

This one-page poster, “20 Ways to Defuse Meltdowns,” gives you fast, usable responses that actually work in the moment.

These strategies honour the child’s brain, reduce emotional fires instead of fanning them, and help you stay regulated while guiding your child back to calm.

This isn’t about stopping the meltdown — it’s about transforming it into connection.

These are the kinds of tools that make those intense moments shorter, gentler, and easier… for everyone in the family.

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