Masterclass: Child Stress, Emotional Outbursts, and Meltdowns

Learn the Hidden Science Behind Dysregulation + Proven Self-Regulation Tools Every Parent and Educator Can Model & Teach

You’ve seen it happen:

Your child loses it over something small… and you’re left confused, frustrated, or worried.
They can normally focus, transition, or communicate… but under stress, it’s like those skills disappear.
They cry, interrupt, shut down, or act impulsively, and you’re not sure if it’s defiance, attention-seeking, or overwhelm.
Mornings feel chaotic. Bedtime becomes a negotiation. School feedback feels discouraging.
You tell them to “control yourself” or “focus more”… but it makes things worse, not better.
You sense they’re struggling, but you don’t have the tools to decode what’s really going on.

Here’s the truth most parents and caregivers don’t know until now:

Stress doesn’t just affect behavior. It temporarily rewires the brain.
It shuts down reasoning, impulse control, decision-making, focus, and even the ability to hear high-tone instructions leaving children stuck in fight, flight, or freeze mode.

And when we misread the moment, respond too fast, or add pressure instead of regulation support, the cycle escalates.

You’re not failing. You were never taught to be a stress detective until now.

Yep, I hear you!

...If any of this sounds familiar, here’s the good news: You have the ability to support your child.

Why Children Need Self-Regulation Before Self-Control

When children experience stress:

Their bodies flood with cortisol, adrenaline, glutamate, and dopamine
The prefrontal cortex (the part responsible for self-control) temporarily goes offline
Impulsivity increases
Focus decreases
Emotions intensify
Physical aggression may spike
Anxiety may present as stomach aches, headaches, or bedtime fears
Skills they already mastered suddenly become inaccessible

This means:

Children cannot apply self-control until they have regained self-regulation first.

And self-regulation is not instinctive. It is a modeled and coached skill.

Without regulation, we get:

Emotional meltdowns
Interruptions
Transitions that fail
Bedtime fears that persist
Classroom behavior that confuses adults
Pressure that increases stress load
Correction that breaks connection
Shame around crying, instead of understanding tears as the body’s #1 cortisol-release system

This masterclass equips adults to stop asking for control in moments when the brain is chemically incapable of providing it, and instead coach regulation until calm returns.

Frederik

“Taniesha is the perfect mix: sound scientific based foundation with experience as a parent herself. Family meeting is becoming a core tool for us. I am more happy with my interactions and reactions to my kids.”

Jasmine

“I have learned how to set the rules together with the children in family meetings; and how important it is to follow the rules consistently. I have seen the relationships between myself and the kids becoming more harmonious and we have all things better in control. The kids have also less conflicts between themselves. Taniesha is a great trainer and coach!”

Sarah-Jane

“It has been an illuminating exploration of self-awareness with immediate benefits. I feel I have been given real tools, learned new parenting (and life) skills and received invaluable advice to help me really see how to reverse and/or improve on habits and negative patterns to the benefit of all family members. Taniesha is so honest, patient, knowledgeable and insightful – it’s been a true education”

Marielle

"I feel that I’m starting to diffuse situations which would normally lead to screaming or crying. I’m taking some time before responding and I’m listening more. The kids are also helping more around the house, and we’ve been having a lot of meaningful discussions. I feel like there has been a shift in my state of mind for the better. Parenting is hard and not connecting with your children makes it harder and more stressful. I appreciate being given some tools to make this journey a better one for all of us."

Andrea

"The workshop was extremely useful to better understand the dynamics of the parent-child relationship and provided useful tools to shift certain aspects at home. Learning and practicing new tools has become very helpful at home with our children. This is an incredibly useful and fulfilling approach to parenting that every mom and dad should be aware of early in their parenthood career."

What This Masterclass is Really About

This is not another behavior management training.

This on-demand masterclass teaches you to understand:

The neuroscience of stress and dysregulation in children
The 5 domains where stress shows up
The difference between self-regulation vs self-control
Why stress behaviors often appear in clusters across mind and body
How to reduce stress load using body-based regulation tools
How to help children restore equilibrium so learning and cooperation can return
How to model regulation yourself first, so children can co-regulate with you
How to coach without taking over the emotional process
How to validate emotions before reasoning, teaching, or correcting

LET'S DO THIS

After this masterclass, you will be able to...

Identify dysregulation early through biological and emotional cues
Reframe behavior from “misbehavior” to “stress response communication”
Reduce escalation by slowing down your tone, pace, and demands
Use breathing, movement, tapping (EFT), music, touch, and routine design intentionally
Allow tears without shame or punishment
Coach regulation first, then problem-solve once the brain is back online
Build calm that protects connection, cooperation, learning, sleep, and confidence

No more guessing. No more labeling. No more pressure spirals.

You will become the adult who finally understands that stress is not a discipline problem - it is a regulation problem.

Inside the masterclass, you’ll discover...

#1-The brain under stress explained simply

#2 - 5 stress domains + real-world child signals

#3 - The Stress Detective 5-Step Response Framework

#4 - Breath-work for nervous system calming

#5 - Movement for cortisol release

#6 - EFT tapping scripts for parent + child

#7 - Energy restoration rituals for overwhelmed caregivers

#8 - Co-regulation scripts that protect connection

Plus, you’ll receive a downloadable reflective workbook to help you integrate what you learn.

Core Benefits & Transformation

Understand stress beneath behavior
Decode dysregulation without personalizing it
Replace pressure with regulation support
Protect connection even during correction
Help children return to calm faster
Reduce impulsivity and aggression naturally
Improve focus, transitions, cooperation, sleep, and emotional confidence
Teach children regulation tools they can use quietly anywhere
Become the calm anchor in stressful moments

Core Benefits & Transformation

Understand stress beneath behavior
Decode dysregulation without personalizing it
Replace pressure with regulation support
Protect connection even during correction
Help children return to calm faster
Reduce impulsivity and aggression naturally
Improve focus, transitions, cooperation, sleep, and emotional confidence
Teach children regulation tools they can use quietly anywhere
Become the calm anchor in stressful moments

This Masterclass Is For…

Parents raising young or school-aged children
Teachers managing classroom behavior and attention challenges
Guardians and foster caregivers
Grandparents supporting grandchildren emotionally
Nannies, mentors, and coaches
Counselors working with children
Anyone who plays a role in shaping a child’s emotional environment

If you work with children, stress will show up.
If stress shows up, regulation must come first.
And if regulation must come first you need this masterclass.

LET'S DO THIS

About Your Facilitator Dr. Burke

Dr. Taniesha Burke is a parenting coach, research psychologist, child development consultant, and sought-after speaker whose expertise has been featured in prominent German media, including Die Zeit, Welt, Süddeutsche Magazin, Arte TV, Edition F, and I Am Magazine, as well as the Jamaica Gleaner and Turkish broadcaster TRT World. For over 15 years, she has empowered parents to raise cooperative, resilient, and independent children through impactful coaching, classes, and workshops, transforming scientific research into practical parenting strategies. Dr. Burke has delivered parenting programs at international schools in Berlin, Germany, and a state school in London, England, and serves clients across the Caribbean, USA, Canada, Australia, and Kenya. A lecturer in psychology, she has published peer-reviewed articles on parenting and holds degrees in psychology, a doctorate in family relations and human development, and advanced training in childhood trauma and parenting modalities.