Pushing the "pause button" after being emotionally triggered helps everyone - including caregivers - stop reacting negatively to themselves and those they care for. Developing an awareness of triggered emotions such as anger, fear or sadness, makes it possible to "push the pause button" and then return, when the time is right, to resolve and learn from those emotions. How to push the pause button and resolve the emotions is a skill that can be learned, step-by-step.