Peace Rabbit

I was cleaning out my shelf at the library and came across something wonderful that I forgot about. This was an idea that a hippie man presented a few years ago on how to deal with problem situations at the library.


PEACE RABBIT

Volunteer or staff person dressed in rabbit costume with basket of brochures.

Approach situation when parent is angry at child-child may be fussing, screaming, running away, having a temper tantrum, generally not cooperating with parent.
SAY NOTHING. Rabbit appears, to distract, diffuse, de-escalate anger and calm the situation; hand parent a brochure.

Brochure will include the following:

What to do when your child is misbehaving:
1. Don't take it personally!!!
2. Say to yourself, "I can handle this."
3. Count in your head down from 20 slowly.
4. Take some deep breaths, let them out slowly.
5. Give yourself time to think before you react.
6. This sitation happens to many parents/adults. You are not alone!!!
7. You and your child can go to a quiet place (another area in the building, your car, outside, home.)