Children need adult support to regulate (calm) the big emotions that drive their big behaviors. ‘Time-in’ is an alternative strategy to ‘time-out’ that aims to provide children with the support they need to shift from dysregulated states to regulated states.

Kids are curious. It’s their job to learn about the world and how it works, and they look to their most important people to help them learn. When we take time to see the world through their eyes, we can respond with more patience and understanding.

Getting on the floor and engaging in endless amounts of pretend play (when you have a to-do list a mile long) to prevent challenging behavior or to quiet any parental guilt, is not the goal of play.

All parents want their children to show remorse and concern for others when an incident occurs. Check out these 6 simple steps on how to respond when your child hurts another.