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[quote=Anonymous]Don’t take away the birthdays! She’s not doing this on purpose. It’s a developmental stage she is going through. She’s struggling with learning to manage emotions. She will outgrow it. Talk to her before you go to a fun place. Have her imagine that it’s time to leave. Ask her how she will be feeling. Acknowledge her feelings and say they are normal and understandable. Then explain that everything ends, and there will be a next time to do the fun thing. Tell her she will get two reminders that it is almost time to go. Make one thirty minutes out, and the other ten minutes. When it’s time to go, cut the conversation way down, tell her you know she is sad and disappointed, allow her to feel that, and move on, even if you have to pick her up and walk out. She might cry the whole way home. That’s okay. Feelings need to be expressed, and she has strong feelings. She needs support and understanding. She’s not trying to upset you. She’s a little kid. Anticipate, plan, acknowledge feelings, and move on. Crying is annoying, but it will pass. You can handle it.[/quote]

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