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Emotional manipulation or something more serious from 4 yr old grandson...
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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 503408"><p>Therapy for a 4 year old probably won't do much good. But, I would spend extra time talking to him about WHY he's feeling this way. He has probably inherited "young difficult child's" mental health issues and has also more than likely "learned" this type of manipulation. Make sure he's heard! Validate his feelings, probe (Plan B) where these feelings are REALLY coming from, and try to teach him other, more appropriate ways to deal with the situations that are causing these feelings. The worst thing you can do is "poo poo" his thinking. That will only cause him to internalize his feelings and they will come out at the worst possible time in the worst possible way. in my humble opinion, that is where I would start.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 503408"] Therapy for a 4 year old probably won't do much good. But, I would spend extra time talking to him about WHY he's feeling this way. He has probably inherited "young difficult child's" mental health issues and has also more than likely "learned" this type of manipulation. Make sure he's heard! Validate his feelings, probe (Plan B) where these feelings are REALLY coming from, and try to teach him other, more appropriate ways to deal with the situations that are causing these feelings. The worst thing you can do is "poo poo" his thinking. That will only cause him to internalize his feelings and they will come out at the worst possible time in the worst possible way. in my humble opinion, that is where I would start. [/QUOTE]
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