A: Your job is to be a "gateway" from their digital world to the real one. Dive into their game or show, then create irresistible, real-world invitations based on that passion (building their Minecraft house with LEGOs, etc.)
A: Your job is to be a "gateway" from their digital world to the real one. Dive into their game or show, then create irresistible, real-world invitations based on that passion (building their Minecraft house with LEGOs, etc.)
A: Safety is the prime directive. Neutralize the danger immediately by pulling over. Calmly explain that the car cannot move while it's unsafe, and then offer a choice: volume off, or iPad away.
A: Safety is the prime directive. Neutralize the danger immediately by pulling over. Calmly explain that the car cannot move while it's unsafe, and then offer a choice: volume off, or iPad away.
A: Never grab the device. State your problem ("That volume is hurts"), then offer a choice ("Would you like to lower it?"). If they refuse, use a natural consequence: calmly remove yourself from the room until the noise is gone.
A: Never grab the device. State your problem ("That volume is hurts"), then offer a choice ("Would you like to lower it?"). If they refuse, use a natural consequence: calmly remove yourself from the room until the noise is gone.
A: When words become fuel, go silent. Shift from being a negotiator to being a calm rescuer. Use your physical presence to offer a silent choice (holding out hand), if necessary use a "Secure Scoop" not a "Limb Grab" to carry them out
A: When words become fuel, go silent. Shift from being a negotiator to being a calm rescuer. Use your physical presence to offer a silent choice (holding out hand), if necessary use a "Secure Scoop" not a "Limb Grab" to carry them out
A: Your job is to be your child's ally, not the public's enforcer. The ASAP solution is to form a team and calmly exit together. Frame it as a rescue from an overwhelming place: "This is too much for us. We need to go."
A: Your job is to be your child's ally, not the public's enforcer. The ASAP solution is to form a team and calmly exit together. Frame it as a rescue from an overwhelming place: "This is too much for us. We need to go."
A: Don't enforce silence; solve the problem. State your own need ("That noise is hurting") and then offer a choice that respects their need to be loud. Offer a new location or a new method (scream into a pillow).
A: Don't enforce silence; solve the problem. State your own need ("That noise is hurting") and then offer a choice that respects their need to be loud. Offer a new location or a new method (scream into a pillow).