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My child flipped out—staying calm wasn't easy
Dealing with kids' anger is a tricky thing
Photo: Freeimages.com – Roman Volkov
This post contains coarse language.
It's amazing how quickly things can go from happy to shit show.
One minute everything's fine. Then someone gets angry, seemingly out of nowhere. But if you examine further, there's often an underlying issue, some resentment that's been festering.
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