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[quote=Anonymous]A child that reaches elementary school age should not be whining and crying over small things/nothing.

I believe there should be an age-appropriate reaction for the injustice/hurt, etc.

My firstborn son had a tendency to over-react.  If he got a minor scrape- it was rolling on the ground crying and screaming.  If he didn't get his way- it could be the same.  He was overly sensitive and if a kid said something nasty to him it would also cause a prolonged session. We worked with him to control these tendencies as he grew.  We had less tolerance for it with each passing year and he expected more from him.  By 5, he was soooo much better. He was more confident and less likely to have an outburst.

Now at 6- he rarely (if ever) acts like this.  I have done the 'get back up and shake it off" thing and it is working wonders.  We have told him that if it is a legitimate injury it is okay to cry-- BUT we don't lay on the ground and cry if the other team scores a goal or we don't get to play dad's iPad.  The phrase 'don't act like a baby' snaps him out of it instantly.  He now will shake his head in disgust when he sees another kid his age or older acting like a used to and he'll turn to me and say "they are crying over nothing".

He knows little kids don't have the capacity to control their emotions like 'big kids'.  He has a three year old little brother.

By the time a child reaches Kindergarten, if you haven't gotten them to start acting age-appropriate they are going to get teased, be a problem in the classroom, etc.

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