A calm down corner or area is a wonderful tool to use with kids who are quick to anger. Some kids need a bit more help calming down than others, and having a safe space in which to do so can be incredibly helpful. Providing tools and resources to your kids in the classroom or at home is […]
How to Deal with an Angry Kid in a Gentle Way
Having an angry kid can be quite exhausting to deal with. While working on my Master’s degree in Child Development, and for my undergrad thesis, I studied child temperament. Kids are all different. Some are easygoing and carefree, while others have a more difficult time with transitions, regulating emotions and handling big feelings. If you […]
6 Essential Oil Blends for Peace and Calm
Here is an amazing list of 6 relaxing essential oil blends for peace and calm. These blends are powerful, effective and work quickly to invoke feelings of peaceful relaxation while clearing your mind. This rollercoaster of life sure keeps me on my toes, Whew! Life gets busy; we’re running from one place to the next, have […]
Saying “Calm Down” To Your Kids Doesn’t Actually Work
It’s something I have written about a lot on here. Spirited kids, difficult kids, intense kids…helping them calm down, teaching them tactics to calm themselves. It’s something that we all understand as parents, what it means to ‘calm down’. But guess who doesn’t? Our kiddos. RESOURCE: FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY I know for me, […]
How to Help an Angry Child Calm Down
Regulating emotions can be difficult for any child, those with more of a natural inclination to anger can have an especially difficult time. It is our job as parents to find ways to not only help our angry child calm down when becoming upset, but to help them learn to calm down anywhere and in any given […]
Setting Up a Calm Down Corner for Kids: A Time-Out Alternative
This article has been updated since it was originally published in July, 2014. This post contains affiliate links, for purchases made within it, this blog receives a small commission. I have a spirited kid. From the moment he was small, I scoured the internet to find some of the best resources for gently parenting him, […]
