My Book Full of Feelings is the resource we use to teach kids the problem and reaction sizes triangle. We talk about how the problem needs to be thought of in the correct size and then the reaction needs to be equal. My basic rule is the only reason we should have a BIG problem or reaction are the 3 B's: blood, barf, or broken bones. We expect big reactions to those times since they are so unexpected. The others we have to really think about whether they are little or medium sized. Something you may think of as little really could be medium to our kids, but teaching them to categorize it and respond appropriately is the main focus. You could hang this triangle on your fridge or in your house!
Written by: Megan McQuillan
Written by: Megan McQuillan