My 8 year old DD has totally lost it the past few weeks. The last week, we've had hours of tantruming every evening. Over onions in dinner, losing a game, or just nothing. "I feel sad!" She bawls and bawls, and nothing I can do can comfort her for up to 3 hours. I try sympathy, I try cuddles(pushed away), I try distraction (works to a point). Then, she goes back to bawling. Loud crying, but more shouting than crying, and I feel the more she works herself up the worse it gets.
I don't remember much about the 'terrible twos'- I certainly don't remember too many tantrums.
As a kid, my parents ignored me at the slightest sign of emotion, so much I struggle as an adult. I am really struggling here, I know I need to teach her to handle her emotions, but don't know how- there is so much of it, for hours, and it's so loud, and she doesn't respond to any tricks I can think of to help!
Any advice for tantrums in older kids? TIA
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Tantrums aged 8
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sillyflag · 30/01/2016 20:22
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