De-Escalating Your Child's Emotions

I identify with you as soon as my children are set, my instinct is immediately, wow, you're upset. Let's go in separate rooms for a while. Yes, it's de-escalation. That's what the therapist would say. You need to de-escalate by separating. And I might make the argument that you want your child to know that you are there for them in their feelings. But at the same time, giving them space to work out their feelings and on their own without trying to tamp them down is okay,.