10 Ways Parents Can Calm Their Children

1. Head off situations before they happen.

2. Pull your child aside before momentum reaches a point of no return.

3. Offer consequences if behavior continues.

4. Use distraction.

5. Remove child from situation.

6. Plan ignored behavior.  Do not reinforce acting out attention seeking behavior.

7. Catching child doing it right way and reinforcing it, can give child a reference point to work from

8. Mange your own anger. If your anger escalates it may be difficult for your child to control his/hers.

9. Role modeling.

10. Develop routines supportive of a calm environment.