When Your Child Rages: Scripts For School-Age Kids
How to handle the explosion, the swearing, and the moment after when it matters most.
This Week’s Scenario
You saw it coming. The fists clenched. The jaw tightened. The face went red. And then it arrived, full and fast and completely out of their control. Screaming, throwing, breaking things, hitting, biting. And then the words started. Words you didn’t know they knew. Words that started flying in every direction and then turned, and landed directly on you.
I hate you. And worse.
LISTEN TO THE COMPANION PODCAST EPISODE FOR THIS GUIDE
When Your Child Rages: What's Really Driving It
In this episode:
1. Why “I hate you” from your own child hits differently.
2. What the words are actually saying and why they’re not the whole story.
3. What rage at this age is really telling you.
4. Why the remorse window matters and exactly how long it stays open.
5. The most common mistake parents make.
6. The order that actually works and why getting it wrong closes the door.
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