My son is almost 3 and his frustration tolerance is zero. Any little thing that doesn't work right, especially when he's playing with toys or anything to do with restrictions on nursing, and he loses it. That entails screaming and throwing whatever is around him, running through the house and sometimes taking a detour to hit us or the family dog. There is next to no warning... he just lights up! We originally tried time-outs... big failure! That we feel was just making things worse. We abandoned that approach and now we try harder to address his feelings, empathize with them, and problem solve. If it continues we end up taking the toy and putting it away so he doesn't hurt someone or himself. It happens whether we are playing with him or he is playing alone....
So, my questions are... have any of you with similar found something, anything, to bring the intensity level down? I am starting to feel like he is not getting a need met, although I am not sure at this point what it would be. Do many others of you have children that are so explosive? Is it common at his age? He doesn't have any friends as high-intensity as he is.
Also, I'd love a some reviews about the "Explosive Child" if anyone has read it! Thanks for any input .... I really want to help my little guy not freak out so much. He doesn't seem any happier than we are about it!
So, my questions are... have any of you with similar found something, anything, to bring the intensity level down? I am starting to feel like he is not getting a need met, although I am not sure at this point what it would be. Do many others of you have children that are so explosive? Is it common at his age? He doesn't have any friends as high-intensity as he is.
Also, I'd love a some reviews about the "Explosive Child" if anyone has read it! Thanks for any input .... I really want to help my little guy not freak out so much. He doesn't seem any happier than we are about it!
