How to help children calm down

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How to Help Children Calm Down

• Submitted By - Salintha Gunasekara
• www.palosverdesmontessori.com
• PalosVerdesMontessori_at_gmail.com
• [phone]

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• Children are innocent and still figuring out
  the ways to manage different situations. At this
  stage, many children find it difficult to
  regulate their emotions. Throwing tantrums,
  outbursts, whining, defiance, fighting - these
  are the most common behavioral symptoms Preschool
  Torrance, CA teachers observe when kids
  experience any powerful feeling that they cannot
  control. In such situations, parents and teachers
  should help them to calm down and that can be
  done through various techniques.

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• Thinking about their emotions
• Parents can initiate the process at home by
  helping children understand how different
  emotions work and this is a time-consuming
  process. Some kids hesitate to acknowledge
  emotions but naming and accepting these emotions
  is the foundation to manage and solve them.
  Parents may also minimize negative feelings
  because they want their children to be happy. But
  kids also need to understand that feeling happy
  is not the only emotion, in reality, humans go
  through a range of other feelings.

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• Model managing difficult feelings
• According to Preschool Torrance,
  CA teachers, adults should describe their
  feelings and model managing them in front of
  children. Children will see you strategizing your
  feelings, when you are experiencing strong
  emotions, and how you are going to manage it.
  Slowly gradually they will also learn those
  techniques to handle their emotions.

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• Validate their feelings
• Many parents think validation is a powerful
  tool for helping kids calm down by communicating
  that you understand and accept what they are
  feeling right now. Effective validation means
  paying absolute attention to your children. It is
  very important to show them that you are
  listening to them and trying to understand how
  they are feeling right now. This will help to
  avoid explosive behavior.

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• Active ignoring
• Validating feelings does not mean you are
  giving attention to bad behavior. You should
  ignore behaviors like whining, arguing, using
  inappropriate language, or throwing things. You
  will notice that little bit of ignorance will
  reduce the chances of this kind of behavior being
  repeated.
• Clear expectations
• Adults need to make their expectations clear
  to the children and help them to follow a proper
  schedule throughout the day. Following a
  structured plan help, children manage their
  emotions and calm down.

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Reference

• Preschool Torrance, CA
• PalosVerdesMontessori_at_gmail.com
• [phone]
• Address 28451 Indian Peak Road, Palos Verdes
  Peninsula, CA 90274
• Now serving the cities of Rancho Palos
  Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills,
  Rolling Hills Estates Torrance.

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