After a Bipolar Explosion

Irritability is running high. Flowing through your blood and getting hotter and hotter by to moment. Everything is pushing you. None of the meals you have fixed as been approved of causing you to make the next one to burn. Work is crashing in on you and the fight you had this morning with your partner keeps replaying in your mind. The next moment you find you have boiled over and you have exploded on an innocent victim – your child.

We all have these moments. Times where you can’t hold your cool and deal with the situation appropriately. It’s now you need the tips to help smooth over your explosion so then you don’t leave that mark on your child that is now plaguing you with guilt. This begins with being open and honest with your child while you teach them about handling feelings.

The first line of business when dealing with an explosion is to tell them you are sorry. You need to apologize for exploding at them. Telling them you are sorry followed by a big hug. If they are scared or maybe even angry at you then saying you are sorry and a hugs will help to tamed that down before you move to an explanation.

When dealing with an explosion, you need to talk to your children the moment you regain your cool. Explain to them how you was very angry and you lost your temper. Be honest about losing your temper including how it was not the appropriate way to handle being angry. This will hope the door to be able to teach your child as well as you how you should handle your angry.

You don’t want to go on and on about how sorry you are or plead for forgiveness from your child because it might just frighten them even more then you getting angry. You also don’t want to overcompensate or be lax with the rules. They will learn how to make you feel guilty knowing you will overcompensate or be lax with the rules.

After you have said you are sorry, explained you want angry and lost your temper, you want to move on to a fun activity for both of you. This will ease the stress of the moment for the both of you and be able to strengthen the bond with your child. Plus, you need to sit down and relax to relieve some of the stress you were feeling.

Beginning with telling them you are sorry is the first step after an explosion. Explaining yourself will open the door to understanding, teaching, and your child to be able to handle their own angry. Moving onto something fun will be good for your child and for you. The last step is to work on preventing more explosions.