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The Child Who Rages: Scripts For Toddler Moments

What to do when the storm arrives and your toddler has lost all access to themselves.

May 07, 2026
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This week’s scenario

It came out of nowhere. One minute everything was fine and the next your toddler is on the floor, screaming, throwing whatever they could reach, hitting, biting, completely out of control. You don’t even fully know what started it. What you do know is that you’re standing there in the middle of it trying to figure out what to do next.

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When Your Toddler Rages: What's Really Happening

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When Your Toddler Rages: What's Really Happening

In this episode:
1. The four things that make a toddler meltdown worse, including the one most parents don’t expect.
2. What your toddler’s rage activates in you and why that’s worth paying attention to.
3. What you’re building in your child every single time you stay calm and present through the storm.
4. The du’a to say in the moment when you feel yourself losing your regulation.
And more...

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