Making reasonable adjustments when the child gets into difficulty is always more complicated and time consuming than doing the preventative work. Give a warning, approach slowly, get lower than eye level if you can, don’t insist on eye contact (even better side by side), use your planned micro script, speak calmly but assertively ‘I need you to….” “I know that you can”, give them time/patience/kindness but hold your boundary at the same time. It isn’t kind to just let it go. Kindness is teaching the boundary properly.
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