Calm-Down Time (Toddler Tools® Board Books)

This a great book for toddlers to learn about regulating their emotions. Good, repetitive info that toddlers can remember and bright pictures.

I appreciate that this book uses simple language and corresponding facial expressions to talk about emotions. I also love that it discusses several helpful ways for kids to calm down in tough moments.

This book has been great for my toddler (three year old) to recognize their feelings and also come up with a solution on how to deal with them. She literally has tried the different examples in the book on how to soothe and calm herself especially the little mantra "1, 2, 3, I'm taking care of me" and she takes a deep breathe afterwards. I would highly recommend this book for parents of kids who are having trouble with their big feelings. She now feels safe to tell me when she is made or upset or sad and I'm able to acknowledge those feelings making her feel understood. This book has been such a life saver for me as a first time mom!

My 2.6 year old son picked out the "Bye Bye Time" book at the local library, and when I read it to him, we absolutely fell in love with it. We immediately bought the "Calm-Down Time" text for the very same reasons I listed in my review of "Bye Bye Time":When I read to my son, I try to make it interactive by having him identify objects and by acting out some of the actions. For example, when the dad says (in the "Bye Bye Time"), "First, hugs and kisses. Squeeeze, smooch", I have him hug, kiss, and squeeze me and mom. He loves that.Then, mom says to "take a deep breath and let it out", and all three of us breathe in deeply and exhale with an audible "ahhhhhhh". Definitely a fun exercise that we all love because it's like a game, stress relief (for us parents after a long day), and a tool for him to learn how to deal with emotions.For "Calm Down Time", it teaches the toddler to also take a deep breath and to acknowledge that he or she is upset and that it is perfectly okay to be so. Then it coaches the little one on how to deal with the emotion. Make it interactive, and when he screams, we simply tell him to "Calm down" until he does, then teach him how to relax further by incorporating the techniques listed in this book.Absolutely recommended.

Simpl way to help teach kids to take a minute to calm down when they get overwhelmed. I really like it but my son (3yo) finds it boring. He doesn’t dislike it but it’s certainly not his favorite read. I haven’t seen him apply any of the concepts but it’s not supposed to be magic. I can say he does seem to be improving his emotional management. Not sure if it’s related to the book but it certainly hasn’t hurt to use it.

This is a great book for teaching a child to calm down.

I really appreciate whoever created this book! This has been a great book to pull out when my toddler is having a hard time calming down. My husband or I will have my daughter find this book when she is struggling to regulate her emotions. We sit down and read it to her, and practice the tools for deep breathing. I've also made it a point to read this book to her when she's calm so that way she can continue to practice these tools in different headspaces. I would recommend this to any parent with a toddler or young kiddo.

This book is wonderful. With a great rhyme and rhythm, it hums along and calms down my 2.5 year old, whether sad or mad or scared. We started reading it after time-out, now it helps us avoid time-out altogether!The illustrations display easily identifiable emotions and it really covers all the bases on what a child needs to learn for emotional regulation. It displays multiple solutions to calming down - crying, using words, wanting to scream and shout, getting feelings out, finding a grown-up, etc.Overall, would highly recommend for a 2 year old! It's one of our favorites now. ❤

This book is simple and gets the message across well for my toddler. She loves the pictures. This author wrote other similar books that we love!

Really well written to help you with a toddler who finds it hard to calm down.Engaging and fun way for them to learn how they can calm themselves down.

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My daughter and I, love this book.. it is very understandable since the very first time someone reads it. My daughter is quite more concious about being calm.... and she knows the steps to make it.Very graphic and really helful!

Mon filles adorent cet livre et chaque fois que elles regardent-le essaye les images sur le livre. Sert aussi pour les adultes a rappeler des actions pour rester au calme.