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How Do I Keep Everyone In The House Safe? (when one kid's big feelings fill the whole house)
How do you make home a safe haven for a middle schooler whose big feelings are loud, when that same loudness makes home feel less safe for everyone else?In this episode, I answer a mom whose 13-year-old is being evaluated for ADHD, has significant sensory sensitivities, and can become loud or aggressive when overwhelmed.We talk about:what sensory overwhelm can actually feel likewhy ADHD is not simply “an inability to focus”helping a child recognize overwhelm before someone else has to absorb itprotecting siblings without shaming the child who is strugglingREPAIR (both ways)™ after harmwhat…
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