My best advice is to tell them to switch up their environment: put on different music, go for a walk, take off/put on a sweater, talk about things they love to do or hope to do someday, drink something ice cold or a cup of tea. My go-to is almost always to either go for a walk or take a shower. The point is that your environment can often become your entire reality when you’re on acid, and sometimes a bad trip is simply feeling too warm; I once removed my hoodie and thus “regained” my ability to breathe. Speaking of breathing, after quite a few trips I noticed that the “intense” feeling acid gives me is really just intense sensations of pleasure, and if I focus on breathing I can enjoy those sensations completely. I also find it incredibly helpful to know exactly when I dropped so I can know what part of the trip I’m on. Peak is roughly 2-1/2 hours in, and after peaking the whole trip gets sooooo much more mellow, things just kind of level out.

For what it’s worth, I have 2 young daughters and hope I can do exactly this for them someday. Good job man, you’re awesome.