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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 454709" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>That all sounds just like DD1 - anxiety and mood disorder. I always thought it was depression, but psychiatrist saw it as something else, and she was right.</p><p></p><p>The only thing I can say is over-praise positive behavior, ignore tantrums as they are happening (except for safety/destruction issues) and discuss and redirect behavior once things have calmed down. Natural consequences for the bad behavior are a must - help fix/pay for the door. Traditional "punishments" don't usually do much to curb the behavior, but in my opinion still should be implemented when appropriate. An example of that would be if he has a meltdown on a playdate or at the pool, then he's 'grounded' from playdates or the pool for a week. </p><p></p><p>DD1 is FINALLY understanding the difference between her moods and her behavior. Took a lot of effort to get her to this point. Although "talking to" a child is less desirable than talking <strong>with</strong>, if he won't engage in the conversation, keep "talking to" him and offering him options of expressing himself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 454709, member: 11965"] That all sounds just like DD1 - anxiety and mood disorder. I always thought it was depression, but psychiatrist saw it as something else, and she was right. The only thing I can say is over-praise positive behavior, ignore tantrums as they are happening (except for safety/destruction issues) and discuss and redirect behavior once things have calmed down. Natural consequences for the bad behavior are a must - help fix/pay for the door. Traditional "punishments" don't usually do much to curb the behavior, but in my opinion still should be implemented when appropriate. An example of that would be if he has a meltdown on a playdate or at the pool, then he's 'grounded' from playdates or the pool for a week. DD1 is FINALLY understanding the difference between her moods and her behavior. Took a lot of effort to get her to this point. Although "talking to" a child is less desirable than talking [B]with[/B], if he won't engage in the conversation, keep "talking to" him and offering him options of expressing himself. [/QUOTE]
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