“I can’t wait for tomorrow!” my daughter said upon getting picked up today.
“Why?” we asked.
“I get to go to school tomorrow!”
Off to a good start.
But it was her lesson for the day that I really took note of…
At home, we played school again, and I learned the kindergarten-approved way of dealing with a rambunctious student. After I yelled and screamed, she came and asked me to calm down by doing two things.
- Take a deep breath (which she modeled for me)
- Count to four
“Now do you feel better?” she asked.
I asked her if she had been asked to calm down today. She said she hadn’t.
Now came the clincher. Could we use the method to help her calm down? She agreed.
I pray we won’t have to find out anytime soon.
Learning Together 