What To Do When Your Child Is Frustrated and In A Tantrum?

Frustration. So sensory meltdown has been too much. Wanting something, having got the thing for a very long time, trying to escape, but they can't escape. Trying to seek your attention, but they can't get your attention. What happens next is just good old frustration. And then when they're frustrated, it's more of trying to soothe them back into a more calm state. So you have these four reasons for tantrums in general, but at the same time, being able to find the reason for tantrums is one of the most important things you can do as a parent and also as a therapist, right? Because if you cannot find the reason why, you cannot solve it. Generally speaking, what you want to do is to provide a out for the child. You cannot just allow your child to keep on suffering. Okay? Because whenever there are tantrums, there are sensory meltdowns. Yes, sometimes it might be manipulative. Right. But at the same time, you need to provide a way, an option for a child to go away from the state that they're in.