How to Help Your Child Cope With Frustration When Things Don't Work

Susan: How can a parent effectively work with their child to take part in understanding what might help instead come up with new ideas and either avoid or cope with the frustration that inevitably will rise up sometimes. Susan: I think it's twofold, one is, first of all, acknowledging is this a behavior that needs to be addressed? And if so, how is my child feeling about it? Do they even see this as a problem? So again, through that process, you're modeling essential communication, problem solving skills, critical thinking and life skills that they're going to apply not just to your relationship but to every relationship they have thereafter.