If you’re a kid, life is frustrating a lot of the time. Depending on your age, this might mean not getting a second brownie, having your sister refuse to play checkers with you, or not being invited to someone’s birthday party. Kids live very much in the moment, and when something doesn’t happen the way they wanted it to—depending on their temperament, the parent’s reactions, and other variables—they experience anything from a sigh of disappointment to an all out, blood-curdling meltdown...
In this interview you'll hear Susan talking about how to help turn your children's frustrations into adaptation, so they can develop the all-important life skill of being able to roll with life's ups and downs (and avoid the other outcome of frustration: aggression!)
30 minutes
