Let's socio-emotional communication cute. 

Picture this: Your child goes into their room. Slams the door. You're supposed to work out what they want and go through this grand period of guessing. Except.... every bad guess means you get fewer chances before they blow up *at* you now. 

Or even better, normalising taking a moment before the blow up. Parents model it. Children do it too. Happier households all round is the goal. 

You see, we believe children do well if they can. That's actually just a universal truth that we're all trying our best to work it out. Parents do well if they can too. 

So here's a little communication/emotional regulation tool for those in the family to use, that might just help everyone. Parents to know what's going on and what they need, and children to begin communicating what they might need from their adults. 

It all just begins with a little blue-tac, and a tick.