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PEAK TECHNIQUE – I Feel’s

Model positive emotion regulation and teach your child those skills by identifying the anxious feeling and your coping tool when you feeling mildly or moderately anxious.  Example: “I feel _____________ so I am going to _____________ to handle that...

PEAK Technique – Unilateral Actions/Exposure

Identify accommodations you are making and replace them with a unilateral action—something you do to expose your child to anxiety triggers that help them overcome anxious emotions.  Addressed Pitfalls Accomodating Helicoptering Deferring...

PEAK Technique – Reflective Questions

Reflective questions de-emphasize the product and emphasize process, effort, and self-reflection.  Example: “What do you like about your drawing?” “How did you feel pushing through that hard math problem?” “You’re done building the tower. What do you want to come...

PEAK Technique – Labeled Observations

This leads children to attend to a situation and exercise their own judgment, learning to weigh risk in a way that breeds self-trust. Second, they can help a child experience their own feelings about their efforts versus what they are told to feel.  Addressed...

PEAK Technique – Effective Directives

Confident directions increase security and trust in adults, thereby decreasing uncertainty and anxiety while increasing cooperation.  Addressed Pitfalls Deferring Hesitating