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Meltdown or tantrum?

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My daughter is 7, we are currently going through the assessments so no formal diagnosis yet. 

Recently her behaviour is getting pretty bad at home, I’m struggling to tell if these are meltdowns or just tantrums. Usually her triggers are fairly obvious however at the moment they all seem to be caused by her not getting her own way or having to change games etc to accommodate her sisters wants. 

I don’t know if I should be disciplining this sort of behaviour or not. I don’t want to make her feel bad for something she can’t control but equally I don’t want her thinking it’s ok to throw wooden broom sticks at people because they want to play something different! 

Any advice?

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  • Tell her if she needs to vent she can, but must remove herself from situations where other people could get hurt?

  • in reply to nexus9

    She’s generally does remove herself but as soon as the meltdown starts she will throw what ever she has or if her sister is close by she will hit, kick or push her. 

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  • in reply to nexus9

    She’s generally does remove herself but as soon as the meltdown starts she will throw what ever she has or if her sister is close by she will hit, kick or push her. 

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