PARENT: Courtney, how come you got so upset when we couldn’t go to the park because of the rain? COURTNEY: I don’t know. That’s actually a pretty informative response, though it may not seem like it. In a perfect world, the child would respond by saying something like this: “See, guys, I have a little problem. Actually, it’s turning into a big problem. I’m not very good at being flexible, handling frustration, and solving problems. And you—and lots of other people—expect me to handle changes in plans, being told what to do, and things not going the way I thought they would as well as other
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