Tantrums and Meltdowns - Everything You Need to Know

On-Demand Class · Emotions & Behavior

Emotional outbursts are normal, expected, and healthy behaviors for toddlers! In this class, we will explore how toddlers’ brains function, how to prevent tantrums, and learn how to respond while nurturing emotional development.

Class Description

Join us for two transformative sessions on navigating tantrums with confidence and connection! In these sessions, you'll discover practical tools to prevent tantrums before they start, understand what’s really happening in your child’s brain during moments of chaos, and learn how to respond with calm and clarity during and after a meltdown. You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of your child, and concrete strategies to bring more peace and cooperation into your home. Whether you’re in the thick of tantrums or want to be better prepared, this class is for you.

Class Materials

Notetaking supplies

Sessions Overview

  1. What to do before tantrums happen: In Part 1, we’ll explore what you can do before tantrums happen, helping you feel calm and prepared when big emotions show up. We’ll talk about the brain, connection, safety, and how to teach skills instead of just saying “no.”
  2. What to do during and after tantrums occur: You’ll learn what to do during a meltdown, understand the key differences between tantrums and fits, how to gently redirect behavior in the moment, and what to do after the tantrum to support emotional learning and connection.

Your Instructor

Bibiana Giraldo

Bibiana Giraldo is a mother, wife, and teacher with a Bachelor’s degree in education and 22 years of experience in the education field. She is the founder of BePresent, an organization that educates individuals, parents, adolescents, children and educational institutions about parenting challenges, emotional wellbeing, and mental health, through the practices of Conscious Parenting, Conscious Discipline and Mindfulness. Some of her goals include promoting Mindfulness in Education, and helping parents reduce stress and strengthen their relationship with their children through Mindfulness in Conscious Discipline and Parenting. She facilitates the Mindfulness in Education course at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. In addition, she creates personalized sessions for individuals, parents, adolescents and children, in which she teaches strategies for reducing stress, coping with anxiety and trauma, cultivating resilience and emotional intelligence, and improving general emotional, mental and physical lives.

Degrees and Certifications

Mindfulness instructor certified by the Awareness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center of the University of California, Berkeley. Certified to teach Mindfulness in education and parenting by the American organization Mindful Life™

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