A tantrum is your child's way of communicating, "I'm afraid!" "I'm confused!" "I'm frustrated!" "I feel helpless!" when he can't find the words or is nonverbal. We can minimize these moments for our child by understanding why they happen and creating visuals that alleviate anxiety, frustration and loss of control. But first, think about your last really bad day. The kind of day where nothing is going right. You catch every red light, you arrive late for an important meeting, you spill coffee on yourself and on the way home your car goes dead. THAT kind of bad day. Remember how that felt? Now multiply that frustration and anxiety times ten and you'll have a good idea how your child is feeling when he has that explosive tantrum.
Read more of Dawn Villarreal's, One Place for Special Needs article HERE.
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