Tantrums were an option that this friend chose on a regular basis when things did not go his way. Out of control behavior makes it hard on peer relationships when kids are in school. It is scary to see a classmate lose it. Who wants to hang around a friend who displays out of control behavior. This tantrum option had to stop. I wrote several stories in regards to address this. As a display of tantrum behavior came up, I would write a story to remind him of options that he could chose rather than throwing himself on the floor and pitching a fit. With tons of practice and lots of stories, we saw a decrease in these out of control episodes. Patience and lots of deep breaths help too. Good luck! Enjoy!
There are times when I don’t get to have a choice in the things that I do. There are chores that I have to do at home in which I have no choice. There are also things at school that I have to do. In music class today, I was told to play a percussion instrument. My favorite instruments are in the string family. I was very disappointed that I could not play strings and had to play percussion.
One thing that I could have done was to buck it up and try a new instrument. This way I could try something different. I may have even been able to pass and just listen to others play if that would have been ok with the teacher. Since I have 3 instruments at home that are in the string family, I could play them after school, I could just wait a little bit and enjoy them as long as I want when I got home.
I am getting older now and throwing myself on the floor and screaming just shouldn’t be an option that I should consider when I get upset. It’s best to talk it over and remain calm. I just need to remember that I won’t always get to do everything that I want to do.
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