Teaching Kids To Handle Emotions
My three year old nephew the other day threw a tantrum and broke his dinosaurland clock as a result. Some people wouldn’t probably understand it but between the ages of two and four, kids’ rages are actually pretty normal. They are alarming though and must be dealt with in the right manner. But for the most part, when little children act this way, it’s the result of frustration and not being able to communicate their feelings well.
Fortunately, the mother of my nephew, my cousin-in-law, Kris, had the patience of Job and dealt with the tantrums quite expertly, I should say. Some mothers I see would usually either lash at the kid back for behaving so boorishly and destructively. Kris’ style was different, as she patiently waited for her three year old to get over the tantrum. Oh, yes…she let him have it…the kid was crying his lungs out but she waited for him to stop. And then when he was done, she took him to a private room and there talked to the little kid and addressed him in a caring but authoritative manner.
I know it’s difficult to do this with someone who can barely even speak well, but Kris knows the importance of teaching her child how to handle his emotions.
Usually parents put more emphasis on a child’s intellectual development rather than emotional development and with what I saw from Kris, I really was very impressed by her method.
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