06/08/2026
When your child hits, bites, kicks, scratches, or throws something, it's easy to believe they're being naughty, aggressive, or trying to hurt someone.
But what if we looked beneath the behaviour?
Lashing out is your child's attempt to cope with an experience they don't yet know how to manage.
It may look aggressive, defiant, or even deliberate.
But what's really happening is often something very different.
Their body has become overwhelmed before their thinking brain could catch up.
Inside, everything feels too big.
Too fast.
Too much.
The next time your child lashes out, pause before asking:
"How do I stop this?"
Instead ask yourself:
"What might my child be experiencing right now?"
Because when we understand the experience...
the behaviour begins to make sense. 🤍
Episode 2 of What Is This Child Telling Me? is now available.
Link in bio.