Action and Reaction

Your physics lesson for the day, courtesy of Sir Isaac Newton and his third law: “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” “Opposite” is the key term when you’re teaching self-regulation. Does your teen start screaming? You remain calm. Does your teen push your buttons? You talk it out instead of shutting them out. Model calm so they can focus on the “equal” part of that rule and bring their emotions down to the size that you’re demonstrating as a self-regulation role model. They’re watching how you respond to problems. So take action.

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