5 Steps to Help De-Escalate Your Teen's Outbursts

Psychology Today | 16.06.2026 22:27
Are you having trouble communicating with your teen? As you undoubtedly know, teens can be combative, argumentative, unreasonable, arrogant, and emotionally out of control—sometimes all at once. When a teenager gets upset and becomes emotionally reactive, it’s usually not going to turn out well. While difficult interactions at times are normal, there are things we can do to hopefully make them better.