How Do I Handle All These Big Feelings & Big Behaviors? - Weekend Wisdom

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: My 2nd grader, adopted domestically, has some pretty big, hard behaviors, like tantrums, clingy whining, and difficulty cooperating or sharing. We know there was prenatal substance exposure. I feel stuck to help them with their big feelings and big behaviors — what do I do to help them day to day? Resources: 5 Tips to Save Your Sanity While Raising Kids with Prenatal Substance Exposure Prenatal Exposure, Part 1: Parenting Babies Through Elementary Ages Tantrums, Meltdowns, Whining, Oh My! How to Parent Challenging Behaviors Free E-Guide: Navigating Challenging Behaviors - Practical Strategies for Families Support the show Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by . We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: Weekly podcasts Weekly articles/blog posts Resource pages on all aspects of family building

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How Do I Handle All These Big Feelings & Big Behaviors? - Weekend Wisdom is an episode from Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care by Creating a Family.

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This episode was published on Apr 18, 2026.

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