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Reply to "8 yr old says she hates herself when frustrated"
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[quote=Anonymous]I can imagine how alarming it was for you to hear that. We love our children so much we can't imagine them feeling anything but wonderful about themselves. Some of the stuff you wrote in your post makes me think you might benefit from thinking about new ways of communicating with your child. Have you read "Between Parent and Child"? Or "How to talk so your kid will listen and listen so your kid will talk"? I highly recommend them. They discuss how to deal with things like this, like when kids say "I'm stupid," etc. Trying to convince them that they are wrong or telling them not to say that is counterproductive and these books give good ideas for how to help our kids deal with their emotions...the first step is our acceptance of whatever emotions they have. Your description of arguing and drama....doesn't sound good. I think you need to consider that there may be ways of communicating that could, rather than escalate, defuse situations like the ones you describe.[/quote]
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