My DD has cerebral palsy, physically it’s very mild and intellectually she’s not affected but behaviourally she definitely is.
In summary she seems to be very negative and angry a lot of the time. It used to be just when reacting to disappointments or being told no (cue big tantrums) but recently she also seems to be saying or doing slightly nasty things for no apparent reason and just generally be in a foul mood. Most of this is directed at me or her younger sister. She is also very “glass half empty” and anxious about things going wrong. She doesn’t seem to be enjoying life much and tbh nor are we when she’s like this.
On the other hand sometimes she can be absolutely lovely, kind, wants to be helpful, chatty and happy with life. Sadly not that much of the time.
I have tried getting her to breathe, count, leave the room etc when she starts to feel cross but when she’s in the moment she either can’t or won’t do these things.
Any ideas appreciated...
Her neurologist offered a referral to the psychologist team but their letter talked about helping children who have gone through bereavement, trauma etc so I’m not sure if they are right for this?
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Anger management for 7 year old - any ideas please
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minipie · 28/02/2020 19:42
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