The story of the picture book tells that Jerry made a pottery bowl for his father's birthday. As a result, he accidentally fell and broke it. When he got home, he kicked the foot of the table and cried. Under the comfort and inspiration of his mother, they started to create a cool space together, where an angry person can stay without getting angry. Later, when Jerry prepared a gift for his father again, he accidentally got it dirty. He was very angry. At this time, he thought of his cool space. After entering it, he really calmed down and stopped being angry. Jerry happily told his mother that cooling space is really useful!
What impressed me after reading this picture book was the wisdom and gentleness of Jerry's mother! When Jerry was angry and crying, his mother gave him a comforting hug, which was to establish an emotional connection before correcting his behavior. When Jerry said he was angry and sad, his mother recognized his emotions and feelings, but told him not to behave (such as kicking the table), instead of telling him that he shouldn't have these feelings. In real life, when a child falls down and cries because of pain, many parents, especially grandparents, say no crying, no pain! As a result, the child cried even harder. Parents usually say don't be angry, don't be angry, don't be angry! Not accepting children's emotions makes children unable to learn how to face their emotions. So when children grow up and have emotions, they don't know how to face them and how to deal with them. Finally, they either hurt others or hurt themselves! Where did we get a crazy idea-in order to make children do better, we must first make them feel worse! As a result, things are getting worse!
In the picture book, Jerry's mother also asked Jerry to focus on solving problems. Asking questions made Jerry's mind crazy, and let him express his thoughts and participate in it. Finally, he built a quiet space belonging to Jerry-a place where children can learn self-control and self-discipline effectively and actively, and get along with their emotions!