Did you know your kid's tantrums are actually productive?
, when suddenly your tiny companion transforms into a shrieking, snotty, impossible-to-reason-with hellion before your eyes. The bad news is, yes, it’s a. But the good news is that these ferocious flip-outs are actually an essential step along your child’s journey from helpless lump to capable human.
The intense temper tantrum stage tends to start in the months leading up to a child’s second birthday and usually start . They happen when kids begin to seek independence and develop their own desires, “but there is a gap between what they want to do and what they can do, so they’re massively frustrated human beings,” says Ann Douglas,. That frustration, says Douglas, is compounded by extreme volatility and impulsiveness .. Douglas says viewing tantrums through this lens can help manage stress and frustration on the parental side.
Douglas says if your kid is still throwing tantrums by age five or six, it’s time to take a different approach. “At that stage, your kid should be able to identify that they are feeling frustrated and you can work on coping mechanisms and strategies together.” Either that, or it could be time to look at the causeFILED UNDER:
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