Frustration
5 articles
When Children Give Up: How to Respond
Your child starts to work on a puzzle, gets a few pieces in, can't find the next one, and immediately says "I can't do it" or throws it aside. A presc...
Why Children at This Age Often Feel Anger
Toddlers are angry more often than at any other age. This is not because they are unpleasant or poorly raised — it is because their developmental situ...
How Toddlers Show Frustration Without Words
By the time a toddler is on the floor screaming, your options are narrow: keep them safe and wait. The useful intervention happens 60 seconds earlier...
Emotional Fluctuations in the Second Half of the First Year
The second half of your baby's first year is when the emotional fireworks really start. Stranger anxiety, frustration over toys they can't reach, peek...
Anger in Children: Why It Happens and How to Help Them Manage It
Anger in children makes adults uncomfortable in ways that other emotions do not. A sad child invites comfort; an angry child invites correction or aut...