When toddlers melt down: What GPs can do

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In this episode:

  • Learn why a toddler’s big emotions are often a cry for co-regulation, not misbehaviour
  • Understand how sleep, nutrition, and predictable routines underpin emotional stability
  • Hear how GPs can explore home dynamics and support caregivers – beyond the presenting issue
  • Discover practical, attachment-based techniques like the CARES approach for managing meltdowns
  • Gain strategies to help families prepare toddlers for transitions, such as the arrival of a new sibling

 

Experts: Susan Morgan, Clinical Nurse Consultant
A/Prof Jane Kohlhoff, Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Host: Dr Tim Jones, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 32 mins

 

Last Updated: 25 Jul, 2025

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Susan Morgan

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Susan Morgan

Clinical Nurse Consultant

A/Prof Jane Kohlhoff

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A/Prof Jane Kohlhoff

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of NSW School of Psychiatry; Director of Research, Karitane

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