“I'm trying to figure out if this is just a normal toddler stage for a very curious kid, or if it points to something else (like low frustration tolerance or difficulty with cognitive flexibility).”source ↗

“Once she fixates on how something should go, any deviation causes an immediate breakdown, and she is completely closed to explanations.”source ↗

“How do you handle a toddler who constantly wants to "rewind" reality and can't move forward?”source ↗

“My recent 5 year old is really struggling with disappointing feelings, negative feelings (not as intensely, she's generally a happy kid) and having meltdowns when we need to leave, stop the fun, do something that isn't what she wants to do.”source ↗

“She's always had meltdowns and tantrums, but I'm feeling like I'm not supporting her in the way she needs now.”source ↗

“We are sort of constantly having to leave places in a rush with lots of drama and screaming because we told her it was time to leave and she's stomping her feet and throwing herself on the ground, rolling around and screaming.”source ↗

“If there's something he wants, like to eat or go outside, he will say that word or phrase over and over and over until it happens, getting increasingly more upset until then.”source ↗

“Sometimes you can give him whatever the thing is right away but other times it's literally not ready and he just has to wait.”source ↗

“We've tried telling him things like "yes, I hear you", "we're not ready yet", "we're waiting", etc. but I think he's too young to really grasp what we're saying, especially when he's upset.”source ↗

“Once he gets onto something, he's pretty stubborn about redirection.”source ↗

“Not like "outside outside outside outside" x50 getting more and more upset while I scramble around trying to get him and his twin ready to actually go outside.”source ↗