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3 Things Kids Pick Up On That Adults Rarely Realize | Karin Monster-Peters

3 Things Kids Pick Up On That Adults Rarely Realize | Karin Monster-Peters

At birthday parties, family gatherings, and any type of social situation, you would see my husband and me trying to relax while, and at the same time, keeping track of our kids, never fully making eye contact with anyone we were talking to. We were afraid of missing the signs. In other words, we carefully kept watch to predict when our kids were eventually going to explode, crash, and burn. We’re experts in stepping in just before a meltdown happens, saying farewell in an all-around goodbye wave, and rushing to the car. We could only handle that many speedy goodbyes before we stopped going to those types of gatherings altogether. I’m still recovering physically and emotionally from this toddler phase. I had the explosive, highly sensitive toddlers. My oldest daughter would almost implode and explode at the same time. It was pretty scary to watch this happen. She actually helped me later with some insights when her younger brother and sister were at that age. She said, “I can still feel the total frustration and all this …