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“I bought this resource 4 weeks ago in a desperate attempt to help a kiddo. He’s a kindergartener in our self contained behavioral program who has had significant aggression, dysregulated behaviors, and emotional outbursts. My team was trying and failing miserably using an ABA approach. I’m talking 65 instances of seclusion and restraint in 5 weeks, with instances of aggression, non compliance, screaming, property destruction lasting up to 2.5 hours. We were at our breaking point when I saw your post for the Calm Down Lap Book. We shifted our mindset and focus for him into a more mental health treatment style than behavioral. In 4 weeks, he has learned that it is okay to have different feelings, that it’s okay to express our feelings, and that there are adults to help you work through them. Now, rather than raging, he is able to express how he is feeling and choose a strategy to help him get to his goal (which is almost always to rejoin the group). In 4 weeks, the duration of behaviors has reduced to either super quick turn around or MAX 4 minute episodes of crying (no aggression). Instances of seclusion and restraint are down significantly as well. We just had a meeting with parents who were in tears over how much progress they have seen with his self regulation and ability to manage his emotions. I can not thank you enough for posting this resource. It has made an incredible amount of difference. A month ago we were talking about outplacement. Now he is included with his typical peers for about 90% of the day. Thank you thank you for creating this and sharing it. Sorry for the rambles, I’m just so happy!!!”

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“We made these in August in my gen. ed class to cope with some strange emotions during our COVID school year and some of my students still use this regularly now in May! These have helped me to teach my students to use complete sentences to share how they are feeling and take ownership on what strategy they will use to calm down.”

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“I have been using this resource as an individual intervention for over a year now and it has been incredibly helpful for my students with checking in and navigating the cool down process.”

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“This lap book has been extremely helpful for many students. I am able to teach the students the calming strategies and practicing using the lap book in session, and then the students are able to take it back to class for daily use.”