A parent’s guide to keeping your cool
Learn self-calming strategies so you can model emotional regulation for your child and keep your cool during difficult moments.
Reach for this guide when you feel your own frustration rising. Each tool is designed to help you reset and respond calmly, especially when your child is having big emotions or not listening to your requests. When you use these tools, you model for your child that even big feelings can be managed safely.
Different things work for different people. You might find that some of these tools help bring down your frustration quickly, while others don’t seem to work as fast or as well for you. We encourage you to experiment to find which of these tools work best for you.
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