Psychological
What if tantrums are a brain integration problem?
A child's brain has a logical upstairs and an emotional downstairs. The upstairs handles reasoning, planning, and self-control. The downstairs runs on big feelings, impulses, and survival instincts. The catch? In young kids, the upstairs brain is literally still under construction. It won't be fully wired until their mid-twenties.
Connect first, redirect second.— Dan Siegel
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Interpersonal Neurobiology Pioneer
Dan Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA and co-author of The Whole-Brain Child, known for making neuroscience practical for parents and educators.
Based on Dan Siegel - The Whole-Brain Child, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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