PS - Platypus, I'm in the process of reading The Explosive Child and I have to admit that I'm a bit daunted by how to go about trying to put it into practice. There aren't really any concrete situations that are tough for us, it's a problem that seems to be pervasive and all-encompassing when it starts happening. It's hard to pin down one particular situation that's a problem, because it changes every time. And when he gets intense, it's like he's wild and you can't really get through to him.
I had a similar feeling, and we never put it into practice all that much, but it really helped me reframe situations so they weren't as draining for me. If it feels overwhelming to get started why not just work on your own end as it were, just reframing things in your own head?
