Tip: Support Child's Healthy Emotional Development by "Containment" or setting limits on child's behavior

Limit Setting as Containment of Feelings - Child In Mind - Boston.com: "In its most concrete form it refers to the importance of setting limits on your child's behavior. For example, by giving a "time out" every time your child hits, you show him that this behavior will not be tolerated. In doing so, you protect him from the intensity of his feelings by making sure that things do not get out of control. When young children are so consumed with anger and frustration that they hit, they feel out of control, and clear limits help them learn to regulate and manage these difficult emotions. "

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