Chris was not relaxed during lunch. He would not eat and he said a peer was bothering him. With some quiet coaching from myself and Mr. Pat, he used his strategies of ignoring, advocating "that's not a nice thing to say," and distraction "what are you doing for Christmas?" Christopher really wanted to leave the lunch room and go to his classroom. The group was about to play Christmas bingo and Chris did not want to participate. He left the room. I convinced him to play one round and see how it goes. He agreed. He even had fun with the peer who was "triggering" him earlier. After several rounds, Chris and the other peer were both agitated so everyone agreed to end on a "high note." They both agreed it was fun while it lasted. Chris and I had a pow-wow reflecting on what felt good about that interaction and where there is room for improvement or to try different strategies. We also reviewed some strategies for staying calm during stressful times during the holiday break.