My child rages and breaks shit.
My son is beautiful. He’s 8 years old. My son is destroying my life.
My boy has cycling episodes of rage and intense anger. When he is like this, he is a different boy and impossible to reason with. He displays his rage by going into his room and destroying it. He tosses furniture like it is made of paper. He throws all the contents of his drawers and closet to the floor. He breaks all breakable items. He kicks and punches holes in the walls. He bangs on his windows. He barricades the door with all the destruction.
Keeping my son safe during these episodes takes up some major real estate in my brain. At the onset of his latest cycle, after hearing him bang on and punch his windows, I decided I needed to somehow cover the glass in his room, to prevent him from breaking the window and severely injure himself. This decision sent me immediately to Home Depot, where a friend and I engineered a plexi-glass framed window cover. It took 2 full days to build and install the window cover and cost over $200.
I tried doing an internet search on how to rage proof my son’s room and nothing came up. That is insane. I can’t be the only one facing this problem. So here it is. My go-to guide on how to logistically handle a child that rages and destroys. I’ll include pictures and what I do to protect my kid. Would LOVE to hear from other parents on how they do the same.