Ds is 4, he is generally a happy easy going boy but over the last 3 months or so gets very angry/upset when he can not do something, i.e. playing a game on the tablet and he can not make the character do what he wants, or doing the buttons on his school t-shirt ends up with him crying or screaming in frustration. How can I help him cope with this, I know he will be able to do the things he is struggling with and sometimes he can do the thing that is causing the frustration like his buttons. I tell him not to worry and if he is stuck it is ok to ask for help. But to be honest I am the same and want to be able to do things myself and have been know to cry in frustration like after a crap driving lesson last week and I think a lot of it comes from wanting to be independent/do it himself.
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EveryoneTalkAboutPopMusic ·
14/09/2017 20:30
Don't think I'm the best one to advise you as I'm a bit like this myself. I shall watch the answers with interest...
LongDivision ·
15/09/2017 08:52
I don't there's anything terribly wrong with crying in frustration. I'd work on transforming the cryiing/shouting into something like, "ugh! This is so frustrating! I can't seem to figure it out!" and then asking for help. Remember to try to lead by example 
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