Helping Children Cope - Coping doesn’t come easy for kids
By late toddlerhood, most children develop coping habits to avoid and ameliorate painful and vulnerable feelings such as guilt, shame, fear, anxiety, and sadness. For example, dishonesty in children is not primarily deception. It results from common coping habits of blame (they did it), denial (I don't know), and avoidance (hiding or pretending it didn't happen). As parents, we must help our kids replace bad coping habits with better ones.

ZAUMS Life Hacks series: Helping Children Cope
Coping doesn’t come easy for kids
By late toddlerhood, most children develop coping habits to avoid and ameliorate painful and vulnerable feelings such as guilt, shame, fear, anxiety, and sadness. For example, dishonesty in children is not primarily deception. It results from common coping habits of blame (they did it), denial (I don't know), and avoidance (hiding or pretending it didn't happen).
As parents, we must help our kids replace bad coping habits with better ones. Read More