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Teaching Children to Calm Themselves

By David Bornstein — 2014

When Luke gets angry, he tries to remember to look at his bracelet. It reminds him of what he can do to calm himself: stop, take a deep breath, count to four, give yourself a hug and, if necessary, ask an adult for help.

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Neurodiversity Helps Parents Understand the Atypical Ways Kids Think

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Help Your Child with High Functioning Autism Manage Emotions

Children with autism may become emotional for different reasons or express their emotions differently, but they have just as many feelings as anyone else.

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Lisa Jo Rudy
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Helping Children Deal with Emotions