Deëscalation tip #38

What about deëscalating children? One expert notes that strategies are somewhat different as the child ages up from toddler to pre-teen to teen. Our expressions and tone are as important as actual words. When we are calm in the face of rager kids, and when we exude empathy in a screaming environment, our deëscalation is quicker, easier, and may even stretch out the times between meltdowns.