• Anticipate Trouble
• Give gentle reminds
• Distract to a positive model
• Inject humor
• Offer Choices
• Give praise or compliments
• Offer encouragement
• Clarify messages
• Overlook small annoyances
• Deliberately ignore provocations
• Reconsider the situation
• Point out normal, or logical, consequences
• Provide renewal time
• Give hugs and caring
• Arrange discussion among the children
• Provide discussion with an adult

Adapted from: Clare Cherry’s Please Don’t Sit on the Kids