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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 475783" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>It sounds like he has a hard time redirecting himself and getting himself back under (emotional) control once he reaches a certain threshold. Sometimes when Duckie was little the only way to get on with our day was to stand firm and let her have her meltdown. My thinking was that it was obvious it was coming and I could wait all day on pins & needles or just get through it immediately. The other thing I would try to do is keep a routine where she would do something structured followed by some directed down time. Duckie was never a child that could be left to her own devices but I had some limited success when I would set her up with a low-key activity like looking at a book or drawing a picture while I was doing something in the same room. Time outs were a disaster for us (I later found out they were liberally used at her pre-k school). Instead I'd make time for a "time in" with Duckie. As she grew older, I'd let her know I was putting off our time in until I finished what I was doing and made the length of time greater as she started to develop the patience to wait. The other thing I did with some success was to have a very low emotional response to Duckie when her behavior/attitude was difficult; this often prevented her from escalating based on my reaction to her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 475783, member: 1722"] It sounds like he has a hard time redirecting himself and getting himself back under (emotional) control once he reaches a certain threshold. Sometimes when Duckie was little the only way to get on with our day was to stand firm and let her have her meltdown. My thinking was that it was obvious it was coming and I could wait all day on pins & needles or just get through it immediately. The other thing I would try to do is keep a routine where she would do something structured followed by some directed down time. Duckie was never a child that could be left to her own devices but I had some limited success when I would set her up with a low-key activity like looking at a book or drawing a picture while I was doing something in the same room. Time outs were a disaster for us (I later found out they were liberally used at her pre-k school). Instead I'd make time for a "time in" with Duckie. As she grew older, I'd let her know I was putting off our time in until I finished what I was doing and made the length of time greater as she started to develop the patience to wait. The other thing I did with some success was to have a very low emotional response to Duckie when her behavior/attitude was difficult; this often prevented her from escalating based on my reaction to her. [/QUOTE]
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