Anger Management in Children
Anger in a child is often misunderstood as a child just being defiant and wanting their own way. Our counselors understand that anger is a symptom of an underlying imbalance that needs to be addressed. Most children will occasionally display this while growing up.
In oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder, anger can be a daily, sometimes multiple times a day occurrence. A child can go from zero to 60 in an instant while seemingly being triggered by a minor event. Meltdown episodes are a common frustration for the parent. The goal of counseling is not to only stop the behavior- the goal is to understand WHY a child cannot self regulate emotionally.
hat is keeping the “brakes” from kicking in when a child gets frustrated? Once it is identified what is hijacking the child’s emotions and behaviors, with proper intervention, the child can then “self” regulate.
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These are our therapists who are experienced in working with ODD/CD.
