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		<title>Dealing With Spill-Over Tantrums &#8211; pt.3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We continue with more recommendations by Mary Sheedy Kurchinka (2006), in Raising Your Spirited Child, to help parents deal with spill-over tantrums: Talk About What&#8217;s Flooding Your Child Use a Soft But Firm Voice Make Sure Your Rules Are Clear Clarify the Consequences SPANKING DOESN&#8217;T WORK Doing everything you can to prevent tantrums is always preferred. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With Spill-Over Tantrums &#8211; pt. 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, try to identify and stop the trigger when at all possible.  When children are experiencing a spill-over tantrum they often cannot stop themselves.  They need us to help them gain control and calm down. Mary Sheedy Kurchinka (2006), in Raising Your Spirited Child, has several suggestions to help parents deal with spill-over tantrums: Stop the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With Spill-Over Tantrums &#8211; pt.1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the &#8220;normal&#8221; tantrums, follow the traditional advice.  But, if you are experiencing a spill-over tantrum with your spirited child, a few other strategies are needed.  Mary Sheedy Kurchinka (2006), in Raising Your Spirited Child, states: A spill-over tantrum can&#8217;t be stopped by ignoring it because your child is dealing with a tempermental issue that has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Gifted Children Have Different Types of Tantrums?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I posted a few comments about how to handle Four-Year Old tantrums. Part 1 Part 2 Those posts included some of the traditional advice for parents to use to handle tantrums. And, there are many times that advice works quite well. But, do gifted children have different types of tantrums that require different strategies? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with Tantrums of Four-Year Olds &#8211; part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read Part 1 There are many parenting books that outline a reward system to deal with behaviors that need to be changed with your children. These types of systems are very appropriate with four-year olds (and all younger children) because, developmentally, they need structure, specific instructions, and a source of motivation towards the desired behaviors. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with Tantrums of Four-Year Olds- part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, we have had discussions in meetings with other parents about dealing with the behavioral problems of younger gifted children. That is what prompted us to post the blog about the calming beans technique. I began remembering when my children were four. My daughter glided through without too many problems out of the ordinary, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Calming Beans&#8221; the Time-out alternative</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ From Behavioral Management of Gifted Children: A Neuropsychological Approach by By Paul Beljan, PsyD, ABPdN on GiftedHomeschoolers.org A widely used [behavior managment] intervention is the &#8220;time out.&#8221; Despite its popularity, it may not be the best choice [for gifted children]. Children often view a time out as a &#8220;time to go off.&#8221; The time out often [...]]]></description>
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