
15/09/2025
π€ Dealing with answering back? Conflict? Arguing? Tension?
It can be hard to find ways to de-escalate situations like this with your child. Sometimes doing something totally unexpected can be enough to calm a difficult situation.
I was reading an article from Mindfulmazing and realised that I do this so often. π€ͺ My 'calm weirdness' is something that I've developed as part of my teacher toolkit over the years. I don't mind being silly, funny, weird to help a child to de-escalate.
Doing something unexpected really can work to throw a child's brain off just enough to reset a difficult moment.
Breaking the tension is key. Give it a try π