Anger & Behaviour | Rachel Thynne
Rachel talks to Clare about anger and shares simple ways to help your child calm down when they feel angry.
Calming Down
Practical support to reduce challenging behaviour.
Our Calming Down collection unpicks the reasons behind your child’s angry outbursts and helps you find simple solutions. You’ll find a range of strategies your child can use to get in control of big emotions before they feel overwhelmed.
- Why do I get big, angry reactions to simple requests?
- How can I reduce tantrums and meltdowns?
- What can I do to help my child calm down?
From toddlers to teens, find the support and practical advice you need – with more helpful resources added all the time.
Calming down strategies & support
Reduce angry & aggressive reactions
Understand behaviour as communication
The Calming Down Collection
Behaviours That Challenge | Sarah Johnson
Expert guest, Sarah Johnson, talks about behaviours that can challenge us as parents. She explains how we can really notice what’s going on and decide the best way to respond.
Language & Behaviour | Trish Hicken & Emma Broddle
Trish and Emma explain how you can help your child talk about their emotions so they recognise how they are feeling.
Respectful Conversations | Dr Emma Clarke
Dr Emma Clarke explains the importance of quality conversations, and how to be “respectfully confident” when talking with your children.
What To Do When Your Child Says No
Find out why your child is ignoring or refusing your instructions, and get them listening without ultimatums.
Why Your Young Child Swears and How to Stop It
Understand 3 key reasons behind your child swearing with helpful suggestions to get them to stop.
Difficult Conversations | Debs Kemp
Debs Kemp shares a simple and effective way to start conversations about difficult topics with your child.
Ideas to Help With Your Teenager’s Temper
Understand why your teenage can struggle to manage their mood, with practical tips to help them calm down.
Understand Why Your Child Feels Agitated
Explore the reasons behind your child’s feelings of agitation and learn ways to help them feel calm
Calming Down Angry Feelings With Older Children
Understand why your teen feels angry, with strategies you can use to help them calm down.
How Can I Stop My Teen Screaming?
Teach your teenager how to communicate calmly, without the need for screaming.
Stop Your Older Child Spitting
Understand why your child spits and find ways to reduce the behaviour and help them communicate appropriately
How to Stop Your Teenager Shouting
Reduce shouting and big outbursts from your teenager with these simple techniques
4 Ways to Help Your Older Child Calm Down
Understand the best ways to respond to your teenager with simple suggestions to help them calm down.
Why Ultimatums Won’t Work With Teenagers
Find out why angry ultimatums just don’t work with teenagers (or don’t work for long) with ideas to improve family communication.
10 Ideas to Tackle School Refusal
Understand why your child won’t go to school with helpful ideas to get them back through the school gates.
Stop Giving Ultimatums and Do This Instead
Look at the problem with giving ultimatums and what you can do instead to reduce family conflict.
4 Simple Ways to Help Your Child Calm Down
These tips will help you calm your child down and teach them how to manage strong emotions in the future.
Behaviour in a Pupil Referral Unit | Phil Stanley-Davies
What’s it like working in Alternative Provision? Join Clare to find out more…
The Ask | Episode 1: Introduction
Understand how each part of The Ask works together to help you communicate more effectively with your child.
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