I have read about shutdowns and meltdowns. But I don’t actually get what that looks like in real time.
What I understand is that meltdowns is when someone loses control of their emotions.
Shutdowns are when someone loses the ability to perform certain functions, e.g. the ability to speak.
I was wondering if someone could give a more explicit example, of what that actually looks like?
When my children have meltdowns, it’s all out anger, everything is wrong and you can’t really reason with them in that state. You have to let them calm down in their own way before you can help make the situation better.