Mother's Helper Switchwords
Following is a list of Switchwords, Switchpairs and Switchphrases to help smooth everyday life with children.
Links to a couple of poems for/about Mother:
To My Mother on Mother's Day - by Kat Miller
A Tribute to Mother - by Girija Sridhar
Conflicts, Social Interactions and Disobedience
BENEVOLENT-BLUFF - release fear & be peacefully accepting of the situation
BENEVOLENT-PEACE – maintain stability and calm
CANCEL-CLEAR-CONCEDE-CONFESS – to diffuse fights
CROWD - dispel disobedience in children, pets or subordinates
DIVINE-LOVE – help stop thumb sucking
EASE-LIMIT – calm down and reset boundaries
END-SHUT – close this segment and stop causing trouble
HO-LIGHT – decreased irritability
LIMIT-CROWD – back off and obey
LIMIT-QUIET – stop escalation of a fight or argument
LIMIT-SWEET - regain control and change focus to caring
LOVE-WOMB – help stop thumb sucking
OIL-HO – release tension and relax
PRAISE-REJOICE – stop being critical and jealous
QUIET-SLOW - Respond rather than react (take time to get beyond the initial emotional reaction before responding)
SWEET-LOVE – be soothing, caring and loving
TINY-SWEET-BE – restore politeness, caring and calmness
Nap Time
OFF – to go to sleep
LIGHT-OFF – to lighten mood and sleep
QUIET-SHUT – to sleep even if not tired
HO-SLOW – help an insomnia sleep
HO-QUIET-OFF – relax, quiet the mind chatter and sleep
QUIET-OFF - quiet mind chatter and sleep
When a child is difficult to get to go for naps try singing Switchwords while rocking them.
Calm a Crying Baby
Repeat LOVE-LOVE-LOVE over and over for 5-10 minutes. (Helps a child feel secure and loved, usually has a near immediate calming effect.)
Repeat BE-BE-BE-BE over and over for 5-10 minutes. This has been found to work amazingly well when a child is not feeling well.
Use BLUFF-COVER to calm from a frightening experience.
For a fever: Though not Switchwords, rubbing the temples (sides of head next to eyes) for 20-30 seconds will take away the feverish feeling while allowing the body to fight the infection. A fever is the body's first line of defense against invasion. Taking down the fever unnecessarily may extend the illness.
Learning
CONSIDER-CONTINUE - to help figure out how to accomplish new tasks (amazing when working with toddlers)
JUDGE-CLIMB - to increase comprehension and widen views
CARE-REACH - to help memorize information (great for studying/homework)
REACH-CARE - to retrieve information memorized (great for test taking)
Click here to read more about Switchwords for Students
What People are Saying about Mother's Helper Switchwords
May 7, 2011 (From Blue Iris Forum)
Hi Kat,
I've printed out Mother's Helper Switchwords and have a copy in my kitchen. The other morning my granddaughters 4ys. and 3yrs. were having a spat over crayons or paint or something. The older one was heated up and took herself off to the bedroom and shut the door. It was time to leave for school and the two at odds with each other. Found END-SHUT on the list started saying it aloud and went to the door and said it softly. After a few minutes I entered the room and the older child was writing an apology note to her younger sister. She wrote I love you and the initials I M S, asked what that meant : I M (am) S (sorry). She wrote her sister's name and LOVE in a heart. We left and both were happy and content. (Grandmother's Helper Switchwords). Thanks Kat, Switchwords Work
BE-JOY
Marianne
May 7, 2011 (Facebook Switchwords group)
Dorka Reyes Fernandez: I use LIMIT-CROWD with great results. Thanks Kat
