Tantrums Are Stack Overflows — When Sensory Input Exceeds Processing Capacity

Your toddler isn’t being dramatic. Their system just ran out of memory. The Crash Report You’re at Target. Things were fine. Your toddler was charming strangers, pointing at ceiling fans, narrating the world in their own half-language. Then somewhere between aisle 7 and checkout, it starts — the arching back, the rigid body, the scream… Continue reading Tantrums Are Stack Overflows — When Sensory Input Exceeds Processing Capacity

Why Toddlers Have Random Meltdowns — And How to Handle Them Like a Systems Engineer

    Your toddler isn’t broken. Their brain is running exactly the software it’s supposed to at this stage. The Scene You Know Too Well Your 2-year-old was happily eating crackers. You broke one in half. Now they’re on the floor, screaming like you deleted their save file. No warning. No logic. Just… full system… Continue reading Why Toddlers Have Random Meltdowns — And How to Handle Them Like a Systems Engineer