Re: Throwing things in anger
Yes we normally try to step in too and am trying to equip them better for sharing disputes.
Of course I can take away the thing that is thrown but it's not really worth confiscating one little farm animal (the one that was thrown today) when if they are looking for something to throw it could be anything.
I could say the 9YO can't play with those toys but I am then enshrining a division between the boys. I don't mind saying that he needs a break from that kind of play for the rest of the morning / day but I can also see he's taking on a sense of failure.
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Sal (41) wife to Matthew (41)
Home educating mummy to: DS1 (13), DS2 (11) DS3 (9), DD1 (7), DD2 (5) and DD3 (3).
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