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You've come a long way, Baby.
I don't know about you, but I have one of those kids who goes from 0 to Flip Out in about three seconds. From No-You-Can't-Do-That-Thing to My-Life-is-Completely-Over in the blink of an eye.
Over the years my daughter has worked hard on managing herself. The anger has become an issue lately but she's truly making an effort to get over the hump of an initial anger outburst. Most of the anger spawns from having so much pressure coming from so may different directions. What can we say; she's getting older and she has so more to do in life than she used to. Sometimes she gets overwhelmed. Her anger is one of her first go-to emotions when what she is really feeling is anxiety or frustration.
These last months and weeks she has really stepped up to the plate in figuring out how to handle herself in higher-stress situations. She has learned, in her journey toward happiness and anger management, that if she will explain her anger, rather than expressing it in a blow up, she will immediately begin to find solutions rather than arguments.
She is feeling empowered, hyped in her life, and more grown up.
And that's worth all of our efforts.
And that's worth all of our efforts.
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If you're interested in learning about some dialectical behavior skills including mindfulness, let me know. Anger was one of my big ones and it's taken me years to learn to regulate my emotions. It's a definitely good that she's working to get a handle on it now and that you are supporting her in that.
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