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Okay, what do I do when my kids make me crazy?
Take them outside - go to the park, let them run around like crazy little people for awhile, something where I don't have to worry about what they're trying to break. Get them tired.
"Heavy work" is good too - if you can, make a game out of lugging something heavy from one place to another. It can be very calming and bring them to gentler level. Another type of stimulus, do you know what I mean? So moving bottles of water, helping to make and play with playdough, digging in the garden, etc...
This may help bring down their "jagged edges" and give you some relief. If you can have someone watch them for a couple of hours, get some extra sleep too... lack of sleep is a huge factor for me, might be for you as well.
When that's not possible, I lock myself in the bathroom with my ipod and the lights off for five minutes. No joke.
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