Pediatric Tx Corner: How To Teach Frustration Tolerance

2nd February, 2017

3 Feburary 2017, Newsletter, OT, School Pysch, Social Work

[Source: PBS Parents via School Psyched

By Katie Hurley, LCSW

A mother of a six-year-old boy called me in tears. After yet another meltdown in his classroom, the teacher requested a meeting with the parents. The mother assured me that her son is sweet, funny and very bright. He’s the life of the party at home and has tons of friends. The meltdowns, she thought, paled in comparison to the rest of his personality.

The problem, of course, is that the meltdowns affected his ability to learn. When her son encountered something frustrating, he “flipped a switch.” He went from happy and engaged to angry and screaming in an instant. This pulled the teacher away from the class, negatively affecting the entire kindergarten classroom.

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