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They wait their turn, follow instructions, navigate their friendships, listen to their teacher, sometimes take part in an activity they don't want to do, and all day long they are actually trying to keep these feelings under control. So we see the child working hard to do many things that look small to adults.",[48,61,62],{},"And when they come home, they arrive in a place where they feel safe. That is why the tiredness, frustration and emotional load they have stored up during the day can sometimes come out at home. This does not mean the child doesn't respect their mother or father. Quite the opposite: we could say they express their feelings more freely where they feel safe.",[48,64,65],{},"So does this mean we have to accept every behaviour at home? Of course not. Accepting a child's feeling and allowing every behaviour are two very different things. For example, when we say \"I can see you're very angry, but you can't hit me,\" we are setting an appropriate limit. Or when we say \"You might be very tired from school today. It looks like you need some rest now,\" we both acknowledge the feeling and still set the limit. We never try to make the child's feeling go away or ignore it, but we don't give their behaviour unlimited room either.",[48,67,68],{},"As soon as they get home, it helps to give them some space rather than asking questions. Parents are naturally very curious about what their child did all day. But instead of asking question after question the moment they walk in — \"How was school, what did you do today, what did your teacher say, who did you play with, what did you eat?\" — leaving a little room can sometimes work better. Maybe they will first want something to eat, then some play, a cuddle, or perhaps just rest. Because sometimes what children need after school is not to talk, but to reorganise themselves, calm down again and return to a regulated state.",[48,70,71],{},"So when should we pay attention? 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I'm Sinem Batum Gökçer, a psychologist in the Psychological Counselling and Guidance Unit at TED Üsküdar College, and this is the first episode of our podcast, Parent Notes.\n\nToday I want to talk about a situation that parents of preschool children come across very often. I have met many parents who ask: \"Her teacher says she is very well-adjusted at school, but when she comes home she is constantly angry, she cries, she objects to everything. Sometimes she is very difficult with her grandmother or with us. Why does this happen?\"\n\nFirst of all, I want to say that this does not always mean there is a problem. A child who is cooperative at school and more difficult at home may actually be telling us something important. Could it be that the child is holding themselves together at school?\n\nWe know that preschool children have a great deal to manage during the day. They wait their turn, follow instructions, navigate their friendships, listen to their teacher, sometimes take part in an activity they don't want to do, and all day long they are actually trying to keep these feelings under control. So we see the child working hard to do many things that look small to adults.\n\nAnd when they come home, they arrive in a place where they feel safe. That is why the tiredness, frustration and emotional load they have stored up during the day can sometimes come out at home. This does not mean the child doesn't respect their mother or father. Quite the opposite: we could say they express their feelings more freely where they feel safe.\n\nSo does this mean we have to accept every behaviour at home? Of course not. Accepting a child's feeling and allowing every behaviour are two very different things. For example, when we say \"I can see you're very angry, but you can't hit me,\" we are setting an appropriate limit. Or when we say \"You might be very tired from school today. It looks like you need some rest now,\" we both acknowledge the feeling and still set the limit. We never try to make the child's feeling go away or ignore it, but we don't give their behaviour unlimited room either.\n\nAs soon as they get home, it helps to give them some space rather than asking questions. Parents are naturally very curious about what their child did all day. But instead of asking question after question the moment they walk in — \"How was school, what did you do today, what did your teacher say, who did you play with, what did you eat?\" — leaving a little room can sometimes work better. Maybe they will first want something to eat, then some play, a cuddle, or perhaps just rest. Because sometimes what children need after school is not to talk, but to reorganise themselves, calm down again and return to a regulated state.\n\nSo when should we pay attention? 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