Parenting a child who has intense emotions
Pat Harvey
Parenting a child who has intense emotions
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and Aggressive Behaviors
by Pat Harvey
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
The room erupts with shouts and tears as a child’s emotions spiral out of control. Parents scramble to calm the storm, trying every trick they know. But will their next move finally bring peace, or spark another explosion?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book offers practical guidance for parents of children with intense emotional responses, focusing on managing outbursts both at home and in public. It emphasizes mindfulness techniques and effective behavioral strategies to support emotional regulation. Suitable for parents of children aged 9-12, it provides clear, accessible advice without graphic content.
Why we rated Parenting a child who has intense emotions 11ME
Parenting a child who has intense emotions is written at a Level 6 reading level across 207 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Parenting a child who has intense emotions works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Parenting a child who has intense emotions as 11ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. The strongest signals come from emotional weight — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Parenting a child who has intense emotions explores emotional problems of children, behavior disorders in children, child psychotherapy - parent participation, child rearing, and mindfulness — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about emotional problems of children, behavior disorders in children, child psychotherapy - parent participation.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11ME — Moderate — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781572246492
- Pages
- 207
- Publisher
- New Harbinger Publications
- Published
- 2009
- Type
- Fiction