I hope it works for all of you.
I'm a Spock-like person with a highly emotional kid, so this seemed to be a good way to honor his feelings (Instead of dismissing them with an "It's not that bad," as both my husband and I were wont to do) while still letting him know that he was overreacting and, more importantly, how he could fix it. He's a numbers kid, too, so that really worked for him.
Let me know how it goes for all of you who try it, will you please? I always wonder if it's effective just for my kid or if it will work more broadly.
