A child is angry, overwhelmed, or close to tears. An adult points across the room and says, “Go sit in the calm-down corner.” At first glance, that may sound supportive. But if the child experiences the space as a place they are sent because they have been “bad,” a calm down corner can begin to feel more like a punishment corner. The difference is not just what the space looks like. It is how adults introduce it, how children are treated while using it, and what happens after