Extreme Reactions: Why Your Kid Goes From 0 to 100 (And What You Can Actually Do About It)

Some kids are just… extra.

The bedtime boundary becomes a full-body collapse onto the furniture. A disappointing answer becomes a personal tragedy. You calmly say, "No," and suddenly you're apparently responsible for ruining their entire life.

And if you're the more peace-loving, level-headed parent in the relationship? It can be incredibly tempting to do whatever you can to avoid setting off the next explosion.

But here's the question we don't always want to ask:

Is the extreme reaction working for them?

In this episode, Ann talks about why some kids react SO intensely when things don't go their way — and the four different things that may be happening underneath that reaction.

Some of it may simply be personality. Some of it is being a kid without the perspective or emotional skills of an adult.

And some of it may have a lot to do with the dance happening between you and your child.

This isn't about blaming parents for their kids' behavior. It's about identifying the part of the pattern you actually have power to change.

Because you may not be able to make your fiery kid less fiery.

But you can make sure that going from 0 to 100 isn't the most effective tool in their toolbox.

In This Episode, Ann Talks About: Why certain kids seem to have an extreme reaction to practically everything