This is such a common dynamic that parenting experts have come up with a handy little phrase for it: Rupture, Repair, Repeat. How you handle the aftermath of an explosion has a lot to do with how likely you will be to repeat it. You can emerge from your meltdown fully triggered, buttons ready to be pushed, or you can come out the other side significantly chiller and way less likely to lose it again. Chill is good, so let’s focus on that.
