[MollyMo]

OK, so we have a new son - age 8 - that we are in the process of adopting. He has been in our home for two months. He is a wonderful child and so very well behaved MOST OF THE TIME. However, about once a week we have what I call "meltdown". It occurs when he gets called on bad behaviour, or doesn't get his way. His mind-set is that he is right and he will butt-heads to prove it. When he is called on it, he has a horrible anger acting out tantrum. The tantrum usually consists of growling at the top of his lungs, very heavy breathing, and occasional screaming. He has such a hard time calming down and controlling himself. We tried ignoring it (it somewhat worked), we tried timeout (which eventually worked with a lot of time). I would like any advice on how to help hm understand how to deal with his anger, as he lets it get the best of him. I do not want him to grow up bottling in his anger to the point of explosion and losing control each time he is mad or things do not go his way. Help?????