I think bluemagic has great advice above. The only thing I see differently is that it helped my daughter to understand that puberty and hormones were playing a part. Not for her to have an excuse of course. Even now, there are times when it is obvious that her disproportionate reaction is hormone related and realizing that is a good thing for her (and us!).
Also, when my daughter had those meltdowns over math we just talked a lot about why that was why we chose to skip, so that she would learn what it was like to struggle and not understand immediately.
The American Girl books on puberty/feelings etc. were a good resource.
Last edited by deacongirl; 05/15/15 10:13 AM.
