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Big feelings and behaviour
Support through frustration, transitions, arguments and mistakes.
8 articles across all age groups
After an argument with your teenager: how to begin the repair
Return when you are calmer, own your part clearly and agree a better way to handle the next disagreement.
Read the guide : After an argument with your teenager: how to begin the repairSibling arguments: helping children disagree without hurting each other
Set a clear safety boundary, hear each child and agree a practical rule for the recurring problem.
Read the guide : Sibling arguments: helping children disagree without hurting each otherWhen mistakes feel enormous: helping a child try again
Acknowledge the disappointment, separate the mistake from the child and make the next attempt small enough to try.
Read the guide : When mistakes feel enormous: helping a child try againWhen a toddler hits or bites: keep everyone safe and teach the next step
Respond calmly in the moment, care for the hurt child and look for a useful skill to practise later.
Read the guide : When a toddler hits or bites: keep everyone safe and teach the next stepLearning to take turns: small games before difficult sharing
Practise the back-and-forth of taking turns in relaxed moments, with adult help when sharing feels hard.
Read the guide : Learning to take turns: small games before difficult sharingAfter school: making room to land before the next demand
Try a gentler handover from school to home, with fewer questions and a plan that fits your family.
Read the guide : After school: making room to land before the next demandLeaving the park: helping toddlers move from one thing to the next
Make the ending clearer, offer one manageable choice and show what happens next.
Read the guide : Leaving the park: helping toddlers move from one thing to the nextToddler big feelings: what to do in a difficult moment
Keep everyone safe, use fewer words and leave the teaching for a calmer moment.
Read the guide : Toddler big feelings: what to do in a difficult moment