It’s great to see our kids excited during the holiday season, but when that excitement turns into overstimulation and hyperactivity, behavior can get out of control. And while it makes sense to simply tell kids to “calm down” when they’re over-excited, it usually doesn’t work. So we get frustrated with the defiance... and things go downhill. Instead of feeling hopeless when kids are behaving like this, we can actually understand what’s causing their behavior and give them the tools they need to