The Parent Yap
From Time Outs to Yoga: Anger Management for Your Kids
We all get angry - and kids are no different. What techniques would you recommend for children to express their anger in an acceptable manner?
Wakefield Patch reader Tom L. recently adopted two young children ages 4 and 6 and asked: "How do you teach your child to control his or her temper?" Holly DeSouza Whoever coined “terrible twos” must have had an unusually unruly two-year-old. My thought behind that is mostly due to my sweet and fun two year old that broke out of her shell and turned into an occasionally nasty and demanding four-year-old. When she was two, she had her spells of tantrums (generally in public, as discussed in previous columns) but was more often than not a happy, smiling child. We have now crossed into a place where she has found her voice, formed opinions, and is irate if Mommy, aka Jeeves, does not comply to her every demand. Unfortunately for her, she …
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Molly Phillips
9:05 pm on Saturday, June 4, 2011
When kids are 2-5 years old, empathy is pretty much non-existant. It's just a hard concept to understand when you think the world truly does revolve around you. I've read that it starts around 5, sometimes even as late as 8 or 9. So I do agree with you Tasha about the whole "Say you're sorry," "Now say that's okay." being forced and that the victim seems like they got the short end of the stick. … more ›