Sometimes children have stressful periods and may feel disappointed or angry, so parents should become a solid support and a friend to help their children trust and share everything as well as learn how to adjust their emotions.
Showing understanding
The first thing parents need to do is to stay calm and show understanding to their children. When children are in a fit of anger, teach them how to breathe deeply and think before making hasty decisions.
Parents should also take the time to listen to their children confide about their wishes. This will help them feel empathy and confidently share everything with their parents.
Call emotions
Helping children name their emotions is one of the effective ways. Emotional confirmation will help children gradually understand, know how to distinguish right from wrong and learn how to control their emotions. Under the guidance of adults in the family, young children will gradually adjust their emotions as well as have more appropriate behaviors.
Suggested solutions
When your child returns to a calmer state, propose solutions so that they can choose, for example: "Do you want to go out for a bit of comfort?" or "Propose what you want so that parents can consider?"...
Making choices will help children not feel suffocated when they think they are being controlled. This is also how parents create a foundation for children to learn to express their needs correctly instead of reacting with negative behaviors.
How to soothe anger
Parents can also guide their children to soothe anger by breathing deeply, counting from 1 to 10 to return to a calm and comfortable state. Creating this habit will help children easily control anger, maintain peace and feel safe when family members are by their side.
