Why are kids so emotional?!

When we think about emotional, angsty, moody children we often think about teenagers, right?  We’re picturing a 16 year old with their hoodie pulled over their head, earphones blaring Paramore to block out the world, and a permanent scowl.   So WHY the heck is your 3 year old already bursting out in tears and yelling you’re a mean momma?    Isn’t it a bit too early for your kid to be huffing and rolling their eyes?   Why are kids so emotional?!    A lot of parents seem to already know this is common behavior (plenty of threenager horror stories and memes floating around the internet to confirm we’ve all experienced it), but what parents don’t seem to know is that it’s also normal.   There’s a bunch of things happening in your child’s brain at this stage that’s making them especially sensitive and it’s an important part of their development- but it doesn’t mean it’s always fun or easy. Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices