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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]7 is old enough to have a conversation about emotional control. When my kid loses it I say something like- it looks to me that you are having a problem controlling you emotions. Let's talk when you calm down. Then wait it out. Then we have a conversation about how we control our brains which control out emotions. It's not always easy and we can still physically feel our emotions even when we can control the outward expression.  We go into all sorts of detail about this. I've had these conversations with my kids since they were 3. Now my 7 yo makes comments when she's upset that make her teachers or other parents take notice about how self aware she is. Sometimes she still loses it, but a soft gentle reminder usually helps her back on track.

Her last tantrum made me chuckle a bit - she was rolling around on the floor screaming "why did I make such a bad choice... I wish I could go back it time to change my mind". Yes, still a raging tantrum, but a self aware one.[/quote]

"let's talk when you calm down"- how does this work? Do you send them to their room? Take them to a corner and talk about it? I've done this a few different ways and it never feels right. [/quote]

NP.  I am not going to talk/argue with (escalate) or validate (nope) a rage - although my DS has more rage-meltdowns (from anxiety and ASD) and I try to just ride it out with as little input as possible.

FWIW, I've know a child who had rages and the family would just avoid him until he was done - eventually diagnosed with bipolar.  But I would consider anxiety first before looking for other diagnoses.  [/quote]

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