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[quote=Anonymous]Our 7 year old has always responded passionately to circumstances that upset him, but now that he's almost 8 it is starting to be troubling.  When he loses a game or sport, and especially when he thinks someone cheated (which he seems to reflexively assume every time something doesn't go his way), he can't control himself and he just gets very angry and eventually melts down crying.  Like REALLY melts down.  The fact that what happened is "not fair" is something he just can't get beyond.  My gut tells me that this is what people are talking about when they say a child has difficulty self-regulating, but I'm just not sure.  It doesn't get in the way most of the time, but when it happens it really takes my breath away.  There's not a lot of other problems in the mix.  Has anyone else had this and is it the type of behavior we should be addressing through a psychologist?  It seems very off, but we're not sure where to begin in terms of getting it under control.  Does anyone have guidance?[/quote]

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