"Try to be a mirror to the person. Try to reflect a person who's calm, cooperative, has their voice under control. Minimize gestures that may startle them, so you don't lose all of the calmness that you've worked so hard to build. Be on the same eye level with the person. A kid is not going to calm down for somebody who's looking down at them." - Bill Dodson, M.D.
This video clip came from a free ADDitude #webinar on #angermanagement with Bill Dodson, M.D., titled “De-escalate Explosive Stress Reactions of ADHD." Watch it here for free and find more resources from the Q&A here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/mental-health-anger-stress-adhd-child/
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