Comments on: H.A.L.T http://www.polyamorousmisanthrope.com/2007/04/22/halt/ Wielding the Stick of Grandmotherly Kindness Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:32:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Polyamorous Misanthrope » Blog Archive » A Blow-Job, a Cookie, and a Nap http://www.polyamorousmisanthrope.com/2007/04/22/halt/comment-page-1/#comment-658 The Polyamorous Misanthrope » Blog Archive » A Blow-Job, a Cookie, and a Nap Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:53:31 +0000 http://www.polyamorousmisanthrope.com/?p=51#comment-658 [...] to relax you, a nice nap and something to eat is pretty restorative. Just as I discuss in the H.A.L.T post, it deals with the basic biological stuff so you can wake up and think more [...] [...] to relax you, a nice nap and something to eat is pretty restorative. Just as I discuss in the H.A.L.T post, it deals with the basic biological stuff so you can wake up and think more [...]

]]> By: Kitwench http://www.polyamorousmisanthrope.com/2007/04/22/halt/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Kitwench Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:06:38 +0000 http://www.polyamorousmisanthrope.com/?p=51#comment-95 Yeah, I was thinking the same thing- pretty much how I handle my kids ,lol ! Perhaps the lesson here is to be as understanding with ourselves as we are with our kids... Yeah, I was thinking the same thing- pretty much how I handle my kids ,lol !
Perhaps the lesson here is to be as understanding with ourselves as we are with our kids…

]]> By: Lil http://www.polyamorousmisanthrope.com/2007/04/22/halt/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Lil Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:30:58 +0000 http://www.polyamorousmisanthrope.com/?p=51#comment-94 The HALT checklist is something I was first recommended as a young teen (about 25 years ago) during a babysitting class; the theory was that it's counterproductive to discipline a 2-year-old who's misbehaving as a result of being tired & hungry. It's been a great parenting tool for me. As an adult, I think of the "A" standing for not only "angry" but also "anxious." Anxiety seems to provoke nearly as many stupid things as anger. The HALT checklist is something I was first recommended as a young teen (about 25 years ago) during a babysitting class; the theory was that it’s counterproductive to discipline a 2-year-old who’s misbehaving as a result of being tired & hungry. It’s been a great parenting tool for me.

As an adult, I think of the “A” standing for not only “angry” but also “anxious.” Anxiety seems to provoke nearly as many stupid things as anger.

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