Dr. Ryan Martin

Yeah, I mean, I think for what I would say is there's when it comes to kids, one of the probably the most important things to do is help them develop the tools that allow them to sort of find ways to decrease their anger in the moment. Right. And that's oftentimes for kids going to be deep breathing. It's going to be distraction is actually a really good one.

Yeah, I mean, I think for what I would say is there's when it comes to kids, one of the probably the most important things to do is help them develop the tools that allow them to sort of find ways to decrease their anger in the moment. Right. And that's oftentimes for kids going to be deep breathing. It's going to be distraction is actually a really good one.

Yeah, I mean, I think for what I would say is there's when it comes to kids, one of the probably the most important things to do is help them develop the tools that allow them to sort of find ways to decrease their anger in the moment. Right. And that's oftentimes for kids going to be deep breathing. It's going to be distraction is actually a really good one.

So find something else you can do for a little while. Maybe it's we talked about drawing earlier. Maybe it's playing with Legos. Maybe it's petting your dog, whatever. Things like that that allow you to sort of de-escalate. The other side of it is helping kids identify where they have some control.

So find something else you can do for a little while. Maybe it's we talked about drawing earlier. Maybe it's playing with Legos. Maybe it's petting your dog, whatever. Things like that that allow you to sort of de-escalate. The other side of it is helping kids identify where they have some control.

So find something else you can do for a little while. Maybe it's we talked about drawing earlier. Maybe it's playing with Legos. Maybe it's petting your dog, whatever. Things like that that allow you to sort of de-escalate. The other side of it is helping kids identify where they have some control.

And this is harder with kids because I think they have a little less control in their day-to-day life. Where can kids have control in their surroundings, in their environment? How can they sort of do less of the things that might provoke anger? My other son is a diehard basketball fan, and he's a player and fan. And so we've been watching the NBA quite a bit. I'm from Minnesota originally.

And this is harder with kids because I think they have a little less control in their day-to-day life. Where can kids have control in their surroundings, in their environment? How can they sort of do less of the things that might provoke anger? My other son is a diehard basketball fan, and he's a player and fan. And so we've been watching the NBA quite a bit. I'm from Minnesota originally.

And this is harder with kids because I think they have a little less control in their day-to-day life. Where can kids have control in their surroundings, in their environment? How can they sort of do less of the things that might provoke anger? My other son is a diehard basketball fan, and he's a player and fan. And so we've been watching the NBA quite a bit. I'm from Minnesota originally.

Okay, so you guys are in, huh?

Okay, so you guys are in, huh?

Okay, so you guys are in, huh?

Yeah, so we're Timberwolves fans. And he handles – they won last night. That was great. But they've been – they're down a couple games.

Yeah, so we're Timberwolves fans. And he handles – they won last night. That was great. But they've been – they're down a couple games.

Yeah, so we're Timberwolves fans. And he handles – they won last night. That was great. But they've been – they're down a couple games.

Down 3-1, yeah.

Down 3-1, yeah.

Down 3-1, yeah.

Yeah. And he he handles it well. But, you know, it takes a toll on him. Like he gets sad. He's 12 years old. He gets sad when they when they lose. And so that's the kind of thing that like over time, you know, you want to think about what kind of impact that's having. You want to think about how much it's influencing you. You want to think about whether or not you as a parent, you mean?

Yeah. And he he handles it well. But, you know, it takes a toll on him. Like he gets sad. He's 12 years old. He gets sad when they when they lose. And so that's the kind of thing that like over time, you know, you want to think about what kind of impact that's having. You want to think about how much it's influencing you. You want to think about whether or not you as a parent, you mean?