When your kid melts down after school, it seems like they just have a bad attitude or don’t want to do homework. But sometimes those explosions have less to do with behavior and more to do with a nervous system that has been working hard to handle sensory stress all day long.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why do many kids fall apart after school, even if they seemed “fine” all day
How the sensory environment at school can slowly chip away at a child’s regulation
Why after-school meltdowns often happen with the people kids feel safest with

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Read the full transcript at:RobynGobbel.com/meltdownafterschool

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EP 257: One Reason why Kids Melt Down after School