I am struggling with this! My 7 yr old DS has always been fairly volatile, impulsive, quick to react and never, ever, backs down from an argument. To date, I have dealt with his meltdowns by removing him from the situation, explaining why, and not allowing him to return until he is calm. I usually stay with him, but often he prefers to be left alone to get over the worst, then look for cuddles when calm.
ATM he is being rude, talking back, whining all the frickin time, and arguing furiously over things that, until now, he has been okay with (like screen time limits, saying please and thank you etc) I am struggling to find ways to deal with this quickly and calmly. It quickly escalates to tears and shouting, and probably exacerbated atm because we are on holiday with my parents. I can no longer cart him off to deal with / talk to in private as he is just too big and I really don't want to be dragging him across rooms :(
I've always been proud of being able to mostly deal calmly with him, even at his most hysterical: it's just not working now :( and atm my mum tends to butt in, while my dad eye rolls as he cant stand the drama.
Help! I need new tactics!