Who Is Setting the Emotional Temperature In Your Home? As a therapist who works with kids and parents, I have seen firsthand how quickly a child’s emotions can set the tone for the entire household. A meltdown turns into an argument, frustration turns into yelling,…
Connecting Before Correcting: Why Inverting the Discipline Order Changes Everything When a child exhibits extreme emotional outbursts, defiance, or withdrawal, the natural adult response is often immediate correction—issuing directives or imposing consequences. However, evidence-based frameworks like Trust-Based Relational Interventions (TBRI) show that attempting to correct…