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Pathways and Triggers
A few important things need to
happen if we are to reduce or eliminate your child’s ex-
plosions. If it’s true that children do well if they can,then
first and foremost we must achieve an understanding of
the precise factors that are making it hard for your child
to do well. In other words, we need to identify the fac-
tors that are compromising his skills in the domains of
flexibility and frustration tolerance. In this chapter we’ll
take a closer look at the specific “pathways” that may set
the stage for explosions. Why are they called pathways?
Because each category includes specific thinking skills,
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