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Originally posted by JennyC
I like parts of this article...LOL.
Eli has to sit on the bottom step for about a minute or so. I sit with him. We talk about what happened...why he's there....what we both could have done differently in the situation...what we can do next time to change things, etc. This is where we taught Eli to "blow out candles" - deep breathing - as a way to calm down, something he now does before things get out of hand.
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I agree! We do this too. I don't agree with putting child in a corner or wherever and forcing them to be quiet and away from everyone. I do believe in exiting situations that are getting volitale meaing going with the child. I call it time out maybe its not.