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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you can't handle loosing, don't play the game. I would drop all sports and get rid of all games,, gaming systems. [/quote]

:roll: How is that going to help the kid practice emotional regulation and sportsmanship?

Try practicing at home with quick turnaround games like Uno and Spot It.  If he starts down the path of a meltdown, calmly say, "I can't play with you if you throw a fit."  If he continues, calmly put the game away and pull it out again another time.  Effusively praise good sportsmanship.  When my DS was younger we scripted things he could say like, "Good game.  Would you like to play again?" that he could use if he lost.  I always made sure we ended a session with him winning.

Battleship is another one.  It takes longer but each hit and/or sinking is a chance to practice emotional regulation and kids that age seem to really like the game.

You can also talk about losing being a chance to get better at whatever it is.  People who are really good at something have put a lot of time into practicing and have probably lost a lot of games to get where they are.  Maybe if there's a particular sport and team he likes, he can look at their win/loss records and watch how the team handles losing.
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