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[quote=Anonymous]Haven't read any replies yet but, yes, my kid did this constantly in ES. I was not always successful at handling it. But, something that worked when he was younger: I listened to the negative stuff, validated his feelings, tried to ask what solutions might be, and, finally I'd ask him how to rate the issue on a scale of 1-10 on how much it bothered him. The latter, in particular, helped lower the temp for both of us. He's a teen now and probably doesn't share as much. But sometimes still does and I get the feeling he shares so that I (more emotional/reactive than I'd like to be) can carry some of the emotional load of what he's experiencing. I probably react in ways that he won't or can't. He and his dad are both stoic types.[/quote]
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