After a hot session of two boys threatening to beat each other up and learning conflict resolution, I had two fuming boys sitting at the table:
Me: “You two can sit here for a little bit and take a breather.”
Sam: “I DON’T WANT TO TAKE A BREATHER!!!! I’M NOT GOING TO BREATHE!!!!!!”
Me: “Excellent. Let me know how that works out for you.”

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