The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically I

Teach Your Children Well 185 whelmed by the universe of potential solutions. First you’ll want to introduce the categories to yo ...

186 The Explosive Child Child: Ginny’s not going to change the way she does her class. Adult: You might be right about that. But ...

Teach Your Children Well 187 Reflect on the Likely Outcomes of Solutions and the Degree to Which They Are Feasible and Mutually ...

188 The Explosive Child Which of those outcomes do you think would work the best?”) If a child is having difficulty thinking abo ...

Teach Your Children Well 189 words, there’s only one thing to do: Teach him a basic vo- cabulary of feeling words, starting with ...

190 The Explosive Child lary by discussing the past day’s events with her parents at bedtime. The parents would ask her what hap ...

Teach Your Children Well 191 either. The skills we’re teaching are fairly basic. It’s just that consequences don’t teach them. S ...

192 The Explosive Child immediate apology. He went ballistic for the next half hour. Therapist: It sounds extremely unpleasant. ...

Teach Your Children Well 193 a rush. But it’s not like he would have wanted me to make him an omelet! No, I guess I really didn’ ...

194 The Explosive Child other words, he left. He went into the other room. That’s something he would never have done before. But ...

Teach Your Children Well 195 that arise with respect to the shifts or transitions that are required throughout the day in your h ...

196 The Explosive Child iety. Can Plan B reduce a child’s anxiety and irritability? Absolutely—by helping parent and child solve ...

Teach Your Children Well 197 dren handle demands for flexibility and frustration toler- ance more adaptively. The first step—Emp ...

198 The Explosive Child one else’s concern without instantaneously exploding is a major achievement. Finally, the third step of ...

Teach Your Children Well 199 a few, starting with accurately interpreting social cues. Some kids trip into some very automatic b ...

200 The Explosive Child Adult: Well, there must be some reason you think the other kids think you’re stupid. What made you decid ...

Teach Your Children Well 201 Adult: It’s a little confusing because you get really good grades. How can you be stupid if you get ...

202 The Explosive Child fuel his frustration at a given moment. In general, when these statements are made only in the context o ...

Teach Your Children Well 203 such feedback being presented continually—not just once or twice—sometimes we can make a dent in a ...

204 The Explosive Child Jen: She didn’t say that. Parent: No... but I could tell because her face didn’t look very happy. Jen: O ...