How to Help Children Calm Down | Child Mind Institute

Many children have difficulty regulating their emotions. Tantrums, outbursts, whining, defiance, fighting...behaviors you see when kids experience powerful feelings they can’t control... learning to calm down...is a skill that can be taught.

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0:37 - Rethinking emotions
1:12 - Model managing difficult emotions
1:57 - Validate you child's feelings
2:32 - Active ignoring
3:00 - Positive attention
3:40 - Clear expectations
4:17 - Give options
4:44 - Coping ahead
5:23 - Problem solving
5:50 - Five special minutes a day


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