Why Does My Child Melt Down After School? Understanding After-School Restraint Collapse

Send us Fan Mail Your child's teacher says they were wonderful all day. Twenty minutes later, they are yelling about the wrong snack, fighting with a sibling, refusing every request, or completely falling apart at home. What happened? In this episode of Mom Doc Talk, board-certified pediatrician, parenting advisor, and mom Dr. Kristen Cook explains the pattern commonly called after-school restraint collapse. The term describes what can happen when a child uses enormous mental and emotional en...