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<blockquote data-quote="TheBoyHasArrived" data-source="post: 559094" data-attributes="member: 14829"><p>My son (6) also has destructive, angry rages. We've used a mix of things to keep the tantrums under control. We started with restraining him 100% of the time. At first, it increased the intensity of the rages. But, I just repeated over and over that I was holding him to keep him safe, keep me safe and keep him from breaking the rules. Since I don't want him relying on me rather than learning self-control, I started slowing backing off from restraining him and just verbally reminded him that he could calm himself or I could help him calm down. Now, I rarely have to restrain him, and even when I do, he typically calms down very quickly. He will still throw things around if he can reach them, but the destruction has decreased a lot. We're still working on the screaming...thank goodness we don't have neighbors right now, who knows what they would think about the noise...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheBoyHasArrived, post: 559094, member: 14829"] My son (6) also has destructive, angry rages. We've used a mix of things to keep the tantrums under control. We started with restraining him 100% of the time. At first, it increased the intensity of the rages. But, I just repeated over and over that I was holding him to keep him safe, keep me safe and keep him from breaking the rules. Since I don't want him relying on me rather than learning self-control, I started slowing backing off from restraining him and just verbally reminded him that he could calm himself or I could help him calm down. Now, I rarely have to restrain him, and even when I do, he typically calms down very quickly. He will still throw things around if he can reach them, but the destruction has decreased a lot. We're still working on the screaming...thank goodness we don't have neighbors right now, who knows what they would think about the noise... [/QUOTE]
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