Responding to Hurtful Comments or Threats Respect your child's needs to express angry feelings. Don't take your child's exaggerated comments personally. Don't allow her comment to change the rule on time-outs. At a later time, discuss anger with your child. Explain how people who live together normally have both positive and negative feelings about each other.
Most children then drop the subject.
However, an adolescent who threatens to run away needs to be taken more seriously. Often family counseling is needed. All Rights Reserved.