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Ten Alternatives To Lashing Out At Your Child |
| 1. Stop, take a big, deep breath, relax take another deep breath. Remember that YOU
are the adult. 2. Close your eyes and slowly count to ten. 3. Put your child in a time-out chair for one minute per year of age. 4. Put yourself in a time-out chair. Think about why you are angry: is it your child, or is your child a convenient target for your anger. 5. Call a friend and talk about what is making you so angry. 6. If someone can watch your child or children, go for a nice calming walk. 7. Splash cold water on your face or take a long, warm bath. 8. Hug a pillow. 9. Turn on some music, sing along, take your mind off your anger. 10. Put yourself in your child's place: close your eyes, imagine that you're hearing what your child is about to hear. How would that make you feel? |