I've tried everything.... Let her cry it out, let her work it out herself, talk her through it, impose consequences for escalated behavior, take away privileges. Long story short, I'm at the end of my rope. Short of hiring a life coach, I came up with one final solution, The Secret Code. When she gets angry, and you can bank on it happening sooner than later, she's supposed to give me a wink. "But what if you're not with me?" Easy! Find something pretty, pretend it's me and shoot it a wink; I will know. And with that suggestion it was like the heavens opened up and swallowed the intense frustration that had devoured her body.
Will it work every time? Your guess is as good as mine. But I'll be researching life coaches just in case.
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