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[quote=Anonymous]Our DS was like that at that age. It was hard to help with the problem at school, but when it surfaced at taekwondo practice during a dodge-ball style warm up, it gave us a chance to address it head on. We spoke w his coach and basically dared him to purposely get tagged out. Over & over & over again. The coach made it easy to cycle back into the game, and DS got to practice better sportsmanship & learn that winning isnt everything. It took two rounds, and pretty much broke the cycle of meltdowns & tears as related to sports and games. He's 11 now. It still resonates as a touchstone for all manner of competitive or stressful events. In middle school, the pressure to not melt down is huge & consequences are much more embarrassing. Not saying this is all it took - we still proactively frequently prep him for stressful events and still have to talk him off the ledge sometimes. But that exercise was definitely a turning point.[/quote]
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