--- title: 'Daily Tantrums and Meltdowns: how to help your child' url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/ask-dr-bettina/daily-tantrums-and-meltdowns-how-to-help-your-child' markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/ask-dr-bettina/daily-tantrums-and-meltdowns-how-to-help-your-child.md' date: '2026-10-28' description: 'If your child is having tantrums or meltdowns every day, life may be feeling overwhelming for them. Clinical psychologist Dr Bettina Hohnen suggests keeping a simple diary to spot patterns, such as a particular time of day or day of the week, and talking about feelings in calmer moments. Over time, this shared language helps outbursts reduce.' taxonomy: category: - Toolkit contributor: - 'Dr Bettina Hohnen' tag: - Anxiety - 'Challenging Behaviour' - 'Home Life' - 'Calming Techniques' type: - Video --- # Daily Tantrums: How to help your child [ Anxiety ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Anxiety) [ Challenging Behaviour ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Challenging%20Behaviour) [ Home Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Home%20Life) [ Calming Techniques ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Calming%20Techniques) [ ![Nip in the Bud](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/themes/nitb/images/logos/round-logo.png) ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us "About Nip in the Bud") ![Dr Bettina Hohnen](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/06.about-us/02.authors-and-experts/dr-bettina-hohnen/dr-bettina-hohnen.webp) Speaker [Dr Bettina Hohnen](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/dr-bettina-hohnen)speaker Duration: 0h 1m 11s Published: October 2026 If your child is having tantrums or meltdowns every day, life may be feeling overwhelming for them. 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