Thursday, 1 August 2013

Teenage tantrums

We seem to be humming along quite well at the moment.  Most of the time we are on an even keel but now and again issues arise.

Lately I have started to notice the similarities in the behaviours of my two year old child and my 13 year step daughter.  I know that might sound flippant and unkind but it's true.  There are some real similarities when it comes to not getting their own way and then having a melt-down and storming off.

I've developed some strategies for these situations - try to keep conversations to a minimum, never ever lose your temper and best of all - don't look them in the eye and slowly, slowly creep out of the room.  

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