Every Child gets angry and parents should very careful while dealing with their angry child...
Here are some points to be taken care when dealing with an angry child.
-Don't yell or challenge your child when he/she is angry
The best thing you can do is remain calm in a crisis. Many a times parents deal angry outbursts by challenging their kids and yelling back. Don't challenge your child when he/she is angry, that's just like throwing a match onto a pile of firecrackers. Just wait until he/she calms down.
-Don't try to reason with your child when he's in the middle of a tantrum, tirade or anger outburst
This is always a challenge with kids because they don't have the same capacity to stop and reason like we do. "Why are you mad at me?" this type of questions will only make a child angrier. Instead, wait until he/she calms down and then talk it through later.
-Don't get physical with your child
We often hear from parents who have lost it and gotten physical with their kids. You should teach your child how to take responsibility and make a genuine apology. Don't worry you will have other opportunities to work with your child around being mouthy or defiant. But it is important to be a good role model and address your role in the fight going south. Remember, If you get physical with your child, among other things, you are just teaching him to solve his problems with aggression.
-Take a different approach with younger kids (18 months to four years)
If a small child is in the middle of the temper tantrum, you have to move a slightly away from him, but don't isolate him/her completely. When small kids are upset, you want to help them to start to learn that they can have a role in calming themselves down. Again, don't challenge when they are in that mood.
-Don't freeze up
Some parents freeze up when their kids throw tantrums or start screaming at them. The parent is emotionally overwhelmed and becomes paralysed with indecision or gives in to the child. I you are a this type of a person, you may find that sometimes your child will get angry on purpose to engage you.they will hit you or say something rude, because they know that this will cause you to give in. Don't get angry and give in. Sometimes parents have a tendency to renegotiate with their child in these situations. By giving in and renegotiating, even every once in a while, you are teaching your child that it's worth to act it out. instead, let them calm down and try to coach them to use their problem-solving skills later.
-Give consequences for a bad behaviour, not for the anger
When your child throws tantrum, start screaming and really loses it, make sure give him consequences based on his behaviour and not on his emotions. Kids get angry just like we do; they need to feel that they have a safe place to let off steam. As long as they are not breaking any rules, I think you should allow them to have that time to be angry.
-Don't give overly harsh punishments
Giving harsh punishments in the heat of the moment is losing a proposition. Suppose your child is angry. He/ she is having a tantrum and shouting and screaming at you and you keep saying that you will take away wii from him/her for a week or two or for a month and so on. But to your dismay, you child keeps escalating. The more you try to punish him/her in order to force him/her to stop and get control of himself/herself, the worse he/she gets. The worst thing you can do is to join him/her and get upset yourself. harsh punishments that seem never-ending to your child are not effective, and will only make your child angrier in that moment.
-Role model appropriate responses when you are angry
Parents should try to role model dealing with their own anger appropriately in front of their children. Admitting that you're angry and you need sometime to calm down is not a weakness; it takes a lot of strength say these words out loud. Remember, you're teaching the lesson of how to manage your anger, and that's exactly what you want your child to learn.
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