It’s the messy reality of everyday parenting: you have all the best intentions and proactive strategies, but suddenly you're trying to manage transitions, get dinner on the table, and it feels like the whole house is dysregulated at exactly the same time.

In this live episode of the Strong Starts Podcast, Jessica and Sarah step out of the classroom and into the living room. We sit down with clinical social worker, adoptive parent, and author Ginger Healy to bridge the gap between behavioral science and the realities of home life. Ginger breaks down the accessible neuroscience of behavior, helping us understand what our kids are actually communicating when things spiral out of control.

In this episode, we cover:

• Decoding Meltdowns: What is actually happening in a child’s brain during a meltdown, and why verbal reasoning in t ...