teaching children that they are allowed to walk away and cool off if they are feeling overwhelmed might literally save their life as teens/adults
could save other ppls lives too.
#okay small caveat to this #a few summers ago i was a camp counselor#and a seven year old BOLTED in central park after getting into a fight with a friend#and i had to chase him #and when i asked why he ran away from the group#he explained that his parents always told him that when he was upset#he should go into the other room to cool off #but this is CENTRAL PARK#THERE IS NO OTHER ROOM #anyway#children are literal and tell them things carefully
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