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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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Shefali Tsabary
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How to Help Your Child Tap into Their Inner Self

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Shefali Tsabary
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What Is Conscious Parenting—and Should You Try It?

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A New Way of Parenting That May Change Your Family

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Rubin Khoddam, Ph.D.
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How to Help Kids Break the What-If Cycle from Two Psychology Experts

The following is adapted from Renee Jain, MAPP, and Shefali Tsabary, Ph.D.'s new book Superpowered, which helps kids with stress, anxiety, and other happenings in their daily lives.

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Shefali Tsabary, Renee Jain
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Helping Children Deal with Emotions