I know a child who often has this reaction to negative consequences, natural or imposed. I’d welcome discussion on what works well for that mindset. I don’t have any insight, it’s not how my mind works.
It seems like very very small consequences can help a bit. Also trying to address the anxiety with OTC supplements like Magnesium Glycinate and lavender oil.
I’d guess that you have to rely a lot more on persuasion and positive reinforcement—if you want them to do something, it’s probably not going to happen unless they willingly agree to do it.
I wasn’t really like this until I was about 12-13 years old, though; as a younger child I often went into violent rages instead of displaying submissive behavior. I eventually did grow out of hitting peopIe and now only rarely feel genuine anger (as opposed to anger-adjacent feelings such as frustration), but 15-year-old me was still willing to passively resist by laying in a limp ball and enduring the consequences for as long as I needed to!
I know a child who often has this reaction to negative consequences, natural or imposed. I’d welcome discussion on what works well for that mindset. I don’t have any insight, it’s not how my mind works.
It seems like very very small consequences can help a bit. Also trying to address the anxiety with OTC supplements like Magnesium Glycinate and lavender oil.
I’d guess that you have to rely a lot more on persuasion and positive reinforcement—if you want them to do something, it’s probably not going to happen unless they willingly agree to do it.
I wasn’t really like this until I was about 12-13 years old, though; as a younger child I often went into violent rages instead of displaying submissive behavior. I eventually did grow out of hitting peopIe and now only rarely feel genuine anger (as opposed to anger-adjacent feelings such as frustration), but 15-year-old me was still willing to passively resist by laying in a limp ball and enduring the consequences for as long as I needed to!