A child's anger
A normal part of development that needs a boundary for the behaviour and acceptance for the feeling.
How it shows up
A child doesn’t yet have developed brakes for strong emotions — those mature well into adolescence. So »calm down« isn’t a request they can carry out; a child settles beside an adult who is calm.
What we do with it in therapy
We separate behaviour from feeling: hitting isn’t allowed, anger is. That distinction is the most useful parenting tool I know.
Read more
Preberi več na blogu
See also
Insomnia
Persistent difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or with the quality of sleep, which affects the day.
Boundaries within a family
The invisible lines that determine who belongs where in a family and who decides what.
Triangulation
Bringing in a third person to relieve tension between two — most often a child.
