Don’t become entangled in the facts of who did what to whom. Instead, focus on each child’s emotional healing process and on connecting with each of them. They just need your attention; they don’t need you to fix everything. When the children can think again, they will likely come up with wise and clever solutions, even for substantial issues like sharing, exclusion, or fairness. Patty Wipfler, the founder of Hand in Hand, says, Bring them close, pay attention to them one at a time, for a minute or two each, and if you have to cry along with them while doing your best to love them each and all, that’s okay. Staying and crying is probably better for them than getting up and running away. Calling someone while you’re in the middle of it, and having a listener for a few minutes, is also okay. It’s not easy.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:29:45 +0000
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