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A child's anger

A normal part of development that needs a boundary for the behaviour and acceptance for the feeling.

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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.

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Co-parenting Parents working together on raising their children after a separation — a relationship that remains, although the partnership has ended. High sensitivity A characteristic in which a person processes stimuli from their surroundings more strongly and more deeply. Empathy The ability to understand another person's experience without merging with it.

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