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Apr 2025
11m 35s

How To Talk to Toddlers During a Tantrum

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed, Creator of The Collaborative Parenting Methodology
About this episode

How do you talk to your toddler when they meltdown? What can we say to hold space for our littles in the moment?


In this episode, I share how to talk to kids during a tantrum. I talk about what to say and how to speak when your toddler is falling apart.


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April 8, 2025

Episode 235

How To Talk to Toddlers During a Tantrum


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Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is mom to three girls, a Vermont based Early Childhood Educator and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting Methodology™, a birth-to-five, soul and science based framework that empowers toddler parents and educators  to turn tantrums into teachable moments. Through keynotes, teacher training, and her top-ranking podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.


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