Posts Tagged "anger"
NPR – What’s Behind A Temper Tantrum?
In an NPR interview, researchers James A. Green and Michael Potegal revealed their findings about the patterns of children’s temper tantrums. By studying audio recordings of over 100 toddler tantrums, Green, Potegal, and Pamela Whitney found that the old idea that tantrums have two distinct stages, anger then sadness, was incorrect. Instead, they found the two overlap: sadness continues...
Read MoreNew Perspective on Two’s & Crying Bouts
Age 2 is challenging for most of us, thus the unfortunate phrase, "terrible two's." It tells us a lot about how we feel about boundaries, crying and expressions of anger. Once you understand your feelings, it gets easier to accept your child's. See if this helps put crying bouts into perspective. As you know, children will not always like your boundaries. But if a boundary feels right to you, is...
Read MoreAnger CAN DOs
When your child is angry, SAY WHAT YOU SEE (SWYS) sounds like this: SWYS: "You didn't like that," or "You're really angry!" Often one objective response is enough to keep you from reacting with anger yourself and to create an opening for your child to communicate more. One of the main principles of SAY WHAT YOU SEE is that everything children say and do is a communication; and they must continue...
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