Practical strategies to prevent and manage meltdowns...   
Emotional meltdowns can be overwhelming for both children and their parents. Keeping your nervous system regulated, and helping your children do the same, can go a long way to averting a loss of control...

Allow your child to calm down, acknowledge their strong emotions, and empathize with them before you attempt to discuss a problem logically. This will make it more likely that your child will be able hear what you have to say.

When you and your child take steps to keep your nervous system in balance, emotional meltdowns may be less likely to occur and easier to bounce back from. Learn practical strategies to regulate the nervous system, and prevent and manage emotional meltdowns...