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[quote=Anonymous]In isolation, what you've written doesn't jump out at me as much out of the norm. It does sound like he's a bit more on the rigid side than most, though. Kids who are rigid thinkers can be very hung up about fairness. Things are very black and white, so someone who breaks a rule (cutting in line) needs to be punished (justifying the hitting). Defiance can also stem from perceived injustice and tantrums from problems with flexible thinking. Mental flexibility is how we calm "hot" emotions by adjusting our viewpoint, e.g. when Larla takes the last cookie we can throw a tantrum or we could think of other sweets to have or ways we could get a cookie or even that we really didn't want a cookie in the first place. There is a book called Unstuck and On Target that specifically teaches flexible thinking and is sometimes taught as a program. I understand Ivymount does runnings regularly. Have looked into doing play therapy? [/quote]
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