The underlying idea is that predictability offers safety. Children also receive lessons about emotions. “It is agreed in advance what we will do when we are angry. For example, cool down or tell us that we may need to hold the child. This is practiced with the children and told in advance so that when the moment comes, it does not come as a surprise. what the reaction is. It is sometimes very necessary to calm down,” Olsthoorn explains.
At this Utrecht school, a student explains to the teacher: ‘If you are really afraid, you hide under the table’
