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Why is losing a game a big deal?

Nana

Hello,

My question today is why losing a game is a very big deal for my son.

It does upset him so much when that happens that he will cry no stop until he feels calm again. I understand it is difficult for him to give words to his emotions and it is heart breaking to witnesses his frustration. Telling him that it is a game and sometimes you lose doesn't help.

What should I do?

Thank you

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  • in reply to WorriedM

    Thank you! We do that all the time and he is a lot better now. But he is a perfectionist and cannot stand the idea of not doing things the way he thinks they should b. And when he gets to that stage he loses control. And that is the tricky bit. 

  • in reply to Nana

    Something I've done with my son (only 3) when he got frustrated over things he couldn't do is tell him let's try together or try again, and help him succeed in that time. To me, it was important to make him try again as a first step, since he would usually become too frustrated after he failed. Maybe try to take it one step at a time, just to show him sometimes if we try again, we might succeed?