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Q.1
Our child is irritable and cranky every day. We never get a break from his or her foul mood.
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The smallest issue provokes the biggest temper tantrum. If I pick out the wrong shirt for my child, she or he screams for 30 minutes straight.
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Q.3
My child has been acting irritable and angry for a full year. Our family can’t take much more of this stress.
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Q.4
The school keeps calling me to “discuss” my child’s behavior. She or he can’t make it through a day without having an incident.
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Other kids don’t want to play with my child. His or her mood is so unpredictable, they’re afraid and steer clear.
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Q.6
My child is so out of control that, when he or she is having an episode, I’m afraid that I or one of my other children will get hurt.
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Q.7
Every time I cook something my child doesn’t like, he or she becomes enraged. Eventually I can calm him or her down, but it takes a lot of negotiation.
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Q.8
It sometimes seems like a bomb has gone off inside my home. My child’s anger is so sudden and explosive, I feel like running for cover.
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Q.9
Every time my child loses a board game or video game, he or she loses it — throwing things, screaming, and hitting the walls.
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Q.10
My child always misinterprets my intention. When I say it’s time to sit down to dinner, he or she thinks I’m punishing him or her for something.
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Q.11
I can’t cheer up my child, no matter what I try. He or she scowls through movies, birthday parties -- just about everything kids are supposed to love.
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Q.12
Sometimes my child gets so angry that he or she tears apart rooms and destroys everything in his or her path.
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Q.13
My child has been in trouble at school more than once for cursing out the teacher.
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Q.14
We can’t go out to dinner anymore. I just never know when my child will blow up into a tantrum, and it’s too embarrassing to risk.
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Q.15
I’m so exhausted from my child constantly snapping at me. I can never find the right thing to say.
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