If the only tool you have is a hammer, it's tempting to treat every problem as though it were a nail. A quote often attributed to Abraham Maslow - the hierarchy of motivation guy.
However, if we have a range of tools to choose from, we can grab a cuppa, take some deep breaths, & think about the best tool (or combination of tools) for the job:
- curiosity
- humour
- acknowledgement
- validation
- gratitude
- clear limits
- personal boundaries
- self-care
- self-disclosure
- forgiveness
- distraction
- silence
- discussion
- coaching
- scaffolding
- coregulation
- collaboration
- role-modelling
- play
In our work, we try to keep our options open - trying things on for size and seeing what fits.
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