Hey guys. My daughter is having a difficult moment right now with a meltdown (8yrs). She’s struggling with the dissonance between knowing and understanding logically that she does not have a slushy and her brothers do because a couple hours ago she had a slushy. (before the boys and I came home). She says she understands it and thinks she should be ok with it but she cannot stop thinking about wanting the slushy she sees and wanting it. I think it’s also the frustration she’s feeling with herself because she can’t control her emotions so it’s worse. I’ve been loving on her and asking her if there is anything she needs that I can help with at the moment. She doesn’t know right now, which I understand. It keeps re-escalating as she starts to get a handle on it and then can’t. I’m writing because I wanted to ask you guys if I there may be anything additional that I can do to help support her at the moment beyond this in case you may have experienced something that helped you feel supported when in a meltdown situation. Thanks!

Posted by Kimberly7 at 2024-07-14 01:39:39 UTC