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Becoming physically rough with a child during emotional overwhelm
Intense emotional dysregulation can spill into parenting, leading a parent to handle a child more roughly than intended. The experience can leave them distressed about losing control and trying to understand what happened.
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- Being yelled at by parents without emotional support3
- Learning to support your child instead of controlling them1
- Feeling overwhelmed by family problems3
- Managing bedtime struggles with a young child who has ADHD1
- Feeling unable to set boundaries with family members who need emotional support1
- Trying to understand why a child is struggling at school1
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