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From inside the consulting room.The Angry Child
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A child’s anger can fill the whole room. It can make families feel trapped in the same fight every day, and it can leave teachers and caregivers convinced the child is simply oppositional. I take a different view: rage is often protection. When we treat anger as the problem, we risk missing the fear, shame, hurt, and overwhelm that are driving the behavior in the first place.
I walk through how a child’s nervous system can learn to live near a threat response, especially when their world has felt inconsistent or emotionally unsafe. In that state, tiny changes can land like…
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