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[quote=Anonymous]My son had epic level tantrums at 5 year old and we saw a therapist. She said I should sit with him and say "im sorry you are having a hard time" and "is there anything I can do to help you calm down" I would hold a book or magazine and pretend to read it so it seemed like I was not giving him much attention, just being there for him. After he stopped the tantrum I would say "im proud of you calming yourself down" I never for a second thought it would work but he was controlling himself < 6 weeks. Also. not during the tantrum but before, we would do "cleansing" breaths. So before she is playing the instrument do 5 cleansing breaths... breath in for 5, hold for 5, out for 5, 5 times. This lowers her anxiety level and it is harder to get frustrated if you start at a 7 it's easy to get to a 10, if you start at a 3 you will most likely only get to a 5.[/quote]
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