Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Emotional Breakdowns I have a second grade student who has had many behavior problems in the past. He was recently put on medication that has helped tremendously.Unfortunately, he is now very emotional. At some point each day he becomes very sad. He weeps uncontrollably and says he misses his dad (who is no longer in the picture). The episodes can last over an hour and he is missing a lot. How should I approach this situation? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I think it would help to give the student a safe space he can go to when he is feeling sad. It could be a quiet area with a bean bag chair, books, a mirror, etc. so he can get himself together and then return to learning. I would make sure he knows you are there if he needs to talk, but not make a big deal over how he is acting. The rest of the class still needs to learn and he will come back to the lesson when he is feeling better. Hopefully, over time, he will have less and less episodes. In the meantime, track how often and how long it occurs and discuss it with his parents.