Welcome back to Mia's story. If you're just joining us, head back to [part 1] to meet her and her family. Today we're going to talk about the thing that brought Mia's mom to me in the first place: the meltdowns. Not the occasional tantrum that every 4-year-old has. The full-body, kicking, scre...

    Mia was 4 years old when her mom reached out to me for parent coaching support. Mia didn’t have a formal diagnosis, but her mom had been noticing patterns that felt bigger than "typical 4-year-old stuff" for a while now. The meltdowns were the main reason for the call. Not just that they wer...