Reminders for parents/caregivers- Our instincts vs Our Goals: How to help de-escalate situations

We ALL need reminders at times. Many of us have been cooped up with our children for quite awhile now and when emotions are running high we may react to our children by saying things that are not helping the situation or getting us to our intended goal or end result.  This box below is a nice reminder for everyone on how to clean up our verbal responses to our children to quickly diffuse intense situations.