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Apr 2020

22m 13s

#177: Toddler HATES the car & Rocking/He...

Erin Royer, MA Clinical Psychology, Child Development Specialist

About this episode

How do you handle a toddler who hates the car so much she hyperventilates during a car ride? Erin helps a mom get to the bottom of why this is happening and how to fix it. The second question is a mom dealing with her toddler's head banging and loud rocking at various times throughout the night when he wakes up to put himself back to sleep. Erin shares why this can be happening, if it's normal and when a parent would need to be concerned and want to seek an assessment.

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