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Tantrum of the Week
Welcome to Tantrum of the Week, the parenting podcast that helps you make sense of your child’s hardest moments. Hosted by Lynn McLean, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor™, each episode explores one real-life tantrum and uncovers the emotional needs, triggers, and stressors underneath.
You’ll learn how to:
- Understand the why behind your child’s behavior
- Respond with calm and confidence — not frustration
- Build emotional regulation skills through connection
- Use play therapy-informed parenting strategies that actually work
Whether you’re dealing with bedtime battles, sibling fights, or after-school meltdowns, Tantrum of the Week offers practical tips, expert insight, and a reminder that you’re not alone.
🎧 New episodes weekly.
📍 Based in Houston, Texas — helpful for parents everywhere.
Episodes
6 episodes
Law Enforcement Culture and Parenting: When a Sleepover results in a Standoff
A police dad says no to a sleepover without parents home, and a ten-year-old explodes. We show how to hold a firm safety rule, calm the storm, and offer choices that protect connection without caving.• law enforcement as a distinct fami...
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Episode 6
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12:53
Bilingual Meltdown, Big Feelings
We unpack a real bilingual dinner blow-up and show how calm presence, simple scripts, and playful rituals can turn pressure into connection. We honor cultural pride while giving kids tools to switch languages without shame or meltdown.•...
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Episode 5
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10:13
Meltdowns During Transitions: Helping Kids Move Without Tears
Does your child melt down when it’s time to leave, stop playing, or switch activities? Child therapist and parent coach Lynn McLean shares why transitions are tough for kids — and how to make them easier with empathy and struc...
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Episode 4
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8:51
“I Don’t Want to Do It!”: Handling Tantrums Over Chores
Does your child fight, cry, or explode when it’s time to do chores? Child therapist and parent coach Lynn McLean explains why kids resist chores — and how to handle those “I don’t want to!” moments with calm, confidence, and c...
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Episode 3
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9:40
Tantrum at the Grocery Store: How to Handle “No Candy” Meltdowns
When your child melts down at the grocery store checkout over candy, what should you do? Play Therapist Lynn McLean breaks down the “no candy” tantrum and shares calm, practical strategies to handle public meltdown...
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Episode 2
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6:49
Why Tantrums Happen (and How to Stop Them with Connection)
Why do tantrums happen — and how can you stop them without yelling or giving in? In this first episode of Tantrum of the Week, Play Therapist Lynn McLean helps parents understand what’s really behind children’s meltdo...
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Episode 1
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