After-School Meltdowns: 5 Things Not to Do and What Helps Instead

Send us Fan Mail Last week, Dr. Kristen Cook explained why some children hold it together all day at school and then completely fall apart once they get home. In this episode, she continues the conversation and gets practical about what parents can do next. Kristen shares five things to avoid immediately after school when a child consistently struggles with after-school restraint collapse. She explains why rapid-fire questions, overscheduling, immediate homework demands, matching a child's em...