3.3.

[Gale Coleman]

3.3. Describe the Listen, Limit, Listen process. Which step is toughest for you?


I think the listen process, “stress release” step would be the toughest for me, it would be hard for me to stay close while the child cries or storms, he/she has regained their ability to listen, to be cooperative, although I understand this will help the child. This would be the toughest for me, because I am a hands on person, quick respond and I like to address issues right away and come to a solution and conclusion to the problem right away. Of-course you cannot react to every situation in the same way and I know in some situations you have to allow children to calm down. But it would be tough for me after I have stepped in to prevent the child from doing things that don’t make sense, she will most likely begin to cry, storm, or tantrum, even though it is constructive for the child to get this out. I would want to try and find out the issue and resolve the problem, but I do understand that it is the child’s way of getting rid of the tension that made her unreasonable in the first place.

[Ruth]

Listen - Get down to their eye level and ask what is going on with them.
Limit - Step in to let them know that their behavior is not reasonable and cannot continue, that you won't let them continue throwing the toys, etc.
Listen - Stress release, allow them to cry, storm or tantrum to release their stress.

The hardest for me would be letting them tantrum/storm it out. It's something that I grew up knowing it was a bad thing to do and wrong to deal with things in that way.