Journals
One thing that has worked well for me to keep communication lines open with my younger kids is give them all a journal for them to keep by their beds. Through this approach, they can write about the things that they are having a hard time saying. Sometimes when they are angry that is a good place for them to blow off steam before we chat about it. Hypothetically speaking, a child might draw a picture of me with a beard or write about how I sent the wrong kid to time out because it was...
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