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75 Easy and Fun Calm Down Strategies for kids (that they'll love!)

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75 Science-backed calm down strategies for kids that are easy, engaging, and will help your child develop strong emotional regulation skills. Read on and then grab your free printable of 75 calming techniques to have on hand when your child’s anger or anxiety takes over.

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When it comes to children’s emotional development you’re going to be hard-pressed to find another skill as important (and as predictive of future success) as emotional regulation.

Due to your child’s immature nervous system and still under major construction, developing frontal cortex, it makes sense that they often lack the skills that help them to successfully manage their emotions and feelings (and if you’re being honest, I bet you’d say you’re still working on this particular ability too- even as an adult!).

One of the most helpful things you can do as a parent (and when it comes to how to raise an emotionally intelligent child) is to support your child in exploring different calming strategies for kids that help foster your child’s emotional regulation.

You may have mistakingly assumed that these skills would appear naturally on their own, but it’s only through a lot of trial and error, repetition and teaching, that your child will develop strong Emotional regulation skills and the ability to consistently seek out healthy coping and calming techniques when experiencing intense emotions.

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You might be wondering what makes these calming strategies for kids different than other’s you’ve tried. These techniques are proven effective and are research-backed because they:

1) Are grounded in the neuroscience of emotional regulation, or how your child’s brain functions when processing stress and intense emotion

2) Include activities that utilize co-regulation, or a child’s need to have close connected support from a caregiver in order to return to a physiologically regulated state

3) Focus on physical movements that provide calming and organizing sensory input to the brain and nervous system

Check out or PIN for later: Anger management for kids: A child therapist’s no Fail Secrets to Calm

1. Breathe.

We have to start with this one because it’s powerful. Breathing exercises for kids are the quickest and most efficient way to disengage your child’s limb system and decrease stress bodies stress response. 

2. Cuddle with a warm compress (my kids love these cute animal ones).

3. Play/cuddle with a pet.

4. Write a letter.

Write a letter to someone you’d like to share your feelings with, or about a challenging topic or situation.

5. Breathe in a favorite scent.

Essential oils work amazingly for this! The brain’s olfactory center overlaps with areas that control emotions, so scent has a major impact on our emotions. Here are some safe, kid-friendly options we love!

6. Count your heartbeats.

7. Get wrapped up tight in a blanket like a burrito.

8. Tell a grown-up what you need.

9. Draw/color what your feelings would look like.

10. Squeeze something (these are the

The reason ‘squeeze balls’, putty, squishes work is they send the brain calming proprioceptive sensory input (from compressing the joints). Try it yourself and you’ll feel what I mean!

11. Do animal walks (bear, crab, frog jumps etc).

12. ‘Yell your anger’ into a pillow/blanket/sleeve.

13. Watch an animal.

Animal watching is a great way to teach mindfulness with kids 

14. Make a fort to hide in.

15. Cuddle up with a cozy blanket.

16. Do a handstand.

Inversion (or handing upside down) is a proven technique that quickly affects the autonomic nervous system, slowing down the body’s stress response.

17. Try a short guided meditation for kids (learn more about other

18. Play with water.

19.

20. Jump.

21. Visualize a ‘happy place’.

22. Stretch.

23. Do a downward-facing dog yoga pose (you can find more in this

24. 5-4-3-2-1 Challenge

Name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, 3 things you can touch, 2 things you can smell, and one thing you can taste. This helps pull us into our bodies senses (which has a grounding effect), and out of our overly-activated ’emotion center’ of the brain.

25. Go outdoors.

26. Give yourself a hand massage.

27. Slow down your breathing with an

28. Squeeze a stuffed animal.

29. Identify your emotions (grab the flashcards in my ‘Calm Kids Set’).

30. Get in touch with nature.

Just holding something from nature or watching nature on TV has been found to produce calming effects on the brain!

31. Do wall push-ups.

32. Do a

sensory play activity.  

33. Ask for a hug.

34. Drink a glass of water.

35. Push your palms together, hold, then release and repeat.

This is one of the quickest, easiest and most convenient ways to give the brain calming sensory input.

36. Put on noise-canceling headphones for quiet.

37. Turn off the lights.

Related read>>>  The 50 Most EPIC  Anger Management Tools for Kids

38. Run/walk around the outside of the house a few times.

39. Get a back scratch.

40. Take a warm bath.

41. Read a book about emotions.

42.

43. Rock back and forth.

44. Do a ‘brain dump’ in a journal.

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45. Rip up or crumple a piece of paper.

46. Name 5 favorite things.

Focusing on gratitude will help soothe and de-activate the emotion center of the brain.

47. Chew gum or a chewy.

48. Rock yourself like a baby.

49. Cover up with a weighted blanket.

50. Color or read on your stomach.

This is referred to as ‘prone position’ and will help regulate your nervous system.

51. Go to the park.

52. Watch a

53. Find a cozy space to crawl into.

54. Do 15 squats.

55. Squeeze your fists as tight as you can.

56. Count backward from 50.

57. Remind yourself it’s ok to be angry/upset/hurt etc.

58. No, seriously. Go outside!

(Here’s 40 Benefits of Outdoor Nature play for Kids)

59. Go for a bike ride.

60. Try a

61. Make a pillow trail and crawl over it.

62.

63. Close your eyes and tune out the world.

64. Give yourself a tight squeeze.

65. Sit with your feelings for a few minutes and allow yourself to experience them.

66. Call a friend.

67. Pray

68. Eat a crunchy snack.

69. Knit/crochet or create something with your hands.

70. Repeat

71. Look at a magazine.

72. Use these

73. Recite the alphabet backward.

Focusing on a specific cognitive task helps de-activate your brain’s ’emotion center (amygdala) and activate the ‘thinking center’ (frontal lobes).

74. Climb.

75. Remind yourself emotions are like waves, they come and they go.

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When it comes to emotional development in children there’s no ‘one size fits all’ option.

Every child will differ with what their nervous system needs to down-regulate or slow down in order to regain emotional control. Their preferences will also change with different stages of development, seasons or ages.

A large part of raising an emotionally intelligent child is helping them to understand how to take care of their brain and body when experiencing emotional intensity and this list of calm down techniques for kids will get you off to a running start!

This post comes with a free printable list of calming strategies! (It’s hard to remember 75 things (even before having kids!) so let’s make things easy)

Here’s a peek at it…

1. Download the calming strategies list. You’ll get the printable, plus join 20,000+ parents who receive my weekly insights, tips, and strategies on how to raise emotionally healthy kids who will change the world, every week!
2. Print.
3. Place it on your refrigerator or in a centralized area (and experiment with what your child responds best to).

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This post was originally published 1/30/2020 and has since been updated.

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50 Calm-Down Ideas to Try with Kids of All Ages

Navigating childhood challenges can be stressful, and sometimes deep breathing isn’t the solution that works for your child. When your child is in need of tension relief, try one of these techniques:

1. Try an inversion. For centuries, Yogis have understood the calming power of bringing the head below the level of the heart, otherwise known as inversion. Whether it’s relaxing in child’s pose, bending over to touch your toes, or practicing a headstand, inverting the body has a restorative effect on the autonomic nervous system, which controls the body’s response to stress.
2.  Visualize a quiet place. Research has shown that visualization is beneficial for a range of populations to reduce stress levels. Ask your child to close their eyes and picture a calm, peaceful place. Then, gently guide them to slowly start to build up a picture of how it looks, smells, and feels to be there.
3.  Drink water. Dehydration has been linked to a reduction in mental performance. Pour your child a tall class of cold water and have them sip it slowly. You can try this with them, and observe the calming effect this has on your own nervous system.
4.  Sing out loud. Everyone knows the sweet relief associated with rocking out to your favorite tune. But the physical act of singing out loud, even if it is off key, has been shown to release endorphins, the “feel good” chemical in the brain.
5.  Do the “Downward Facing Dog” pose. Just like inversions help reset the autonomic nervous system, the yoga pose known as Downward Facing Dog in particular has the added benefit of activating several muscles in the arms, legs, and core. This stretch helps muscles begin to burn additional blood glucose that is made available by the body’s fight or flight response.
6.  Paint it out. Not only does painting give the brain something to focus on other than the stressor, but participating in visual arts has been linked to resilience to stress in general. If the thought of dragging out the tempera gives you stress, have your child try “painting” with shaving cream on a plastic shower curtain in the yard. Not only is clean up a breeze, but your child will smell great when they are finished.
7.  Jump rope. Set a timer for 2 minutes, put on some music, and challenge your child jump to the beat of the song. If your child isn’t able to jump rope, playing hop scotch is a great alternative.
8.  Jump high. Challenge your child to a jumping contest to see who can jump highest, longest, fastest, or slowest. This is another great way to get in some exercise to help your child blow off some steam.
9.  Blow bubbles. Just like blowing on a pinwheel, blowing bubbles can help your child gain control of their breathing and thus, their mental state. Bonus: Running around popping bubbles is just as fun as blowing them.
10.  Take a hot bath. After a long day at work, there is nothing more relaxing than laying in a bathtub of hot water with the lights turned down and no interruptions. The same holds true for kids. Use bath time as a chance to help your little one unwind from the activities of the day. Introduce a few simple bath toys and allow your child to relax as long as they need to.
11. Take a cold shower. While the complete opposite of a hot bath, cold showers actually have a restorative effect on the body. Not only do cold or even cool showers reduce inflammation in the muscles, it improves heart flow back to the heart, and leads to a boost in mood. One study on winter swimmers found that tension, fatigue, depression, and negative moods all decreased with regular plunges into cold water.
12. Have a cozy drink. There is a reason why many people herald September as the beginning of Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) season. Drinking a warm drink on a cool day makes your body feel warm, almost like a hug from the inside. Giving your child a warm hot chocolate or warmed milk with a splash of vanilla will elicit the same response you have over that first sip of your PSL.
13. Blow out a candle. Light a candle for your child to blow out. Then re-light it and move it further and further away from them, so they have to take deeper and deeper breaths to blow it out. This is a great way to practice deep breathing, while making a game out of it.
14. Watch fish. Have you ever wondered why there is always a fish tank in hospitals and medical centers? The University of Exeter in the UK did, and found that watching fish swim in an aquarium reduces blood pressure and heart rate. Better yet, the larger the fish tank, the greater the effect. The next time your child needs to calm down, take them to the local lake, hatchery, or aquarium for a little fish-watching therapy.
15. Count backwards from 100. Not only does counting give your child a chance to focus on something other than what is bothering them, counting backwards offers an added concentration challenge without overwhelming their brain.
16. Repeat a mantra. Create a mantra that you and your child can use to help them calm down. “I am calm” or “I am relaxed” work well, but feel free to get creative and make it something personal to you and your child.
17. Breathe into your belly. Most of us breathe incorrectly, especially when we are in a stressful situation. Have your child think about their belly like it is a balloon. Tell them to breathe in deep to fill the balloon, and breathe out to deflate it. Repeat this simple process 5 times and notice the effects.
18. Shake a glitter jar. “Calm Down Jars” have been making their way around Pinterest for a while now, but the concept behind them is sound. Giving your child a focal point for 3-5 minutes that is not the stressor will allow their brain and body to reset itself. These jars can be made simply from sealed canning jars filled with colored water and glitter or with baby food jars filled with warm water and glitter glue.
19. Go for a run. Running has been shown to reduce stress, and can sometimes be more effective than a trip to the therapist’s office. Going for a 10 minute jog can not only affect your child’s mood immediately, its effects on their ability to cope with stress can last for several hours afterward.
20. Count to 5. Just when it seems as though they “can’t take it anymore”, have your child close their eyes and count to five. This form of 5-second meditation offers the brain a chance to reset itself and be able to look at a situation from a different perspective. It also gives your child a chance to think before they act in a volatile situation.
21. Talk it out. For children who are able to verbalize their feelings, talking about what is bothering them gives them a chance to let you know what is going on while processing it for themselves. The trick is to resist the urge to “fix” the problem. Your child needs you to listen and ask appropriate questions, not offer unsolicited advice.
22. Write a letter in the voice of your BFF. We would never talk to our best friend in the same critical way we talk to ourselves. The same is true for our children. Tell them to be kind to themselves, and ask them what they would tell a best friend to do in their situation.
23. Decorate a wall. We’re not talking about paint and decor, but poster tack and pictures from magazines or printed from the internet can give your child a chance to create large-scale temporary art in any space. The creative process is what is important, not the end result.
24. Create a vision board. Have your child cut out words and pictures from magazines that speak to their interests, desires, and dreams. Then have them glue these pictures and words onto a poster board to display in their room. Not only does the process of creation allow them to think about what they want from life, displaying things they love gives them an opportunity to focus on what is really important when they are upset.
25. Give or get a bear hug. Hugging allows your body to produce oxytocin, a naturally occurring hormone in your body necessary for immune system function. Not only does a 20 second hug reduce blood pressure, increase feelings of well-being, and reduce the harmful physical effects of stress, both you and your child will reap the benefits!
26. Walk in nature. According to Stanford scientists, walking in nature has been proven to improve cognition and reduce stress. Even if you do not have time to spend the 50 minutes researchers did, taking a 15 minute walk in nature works can be just what your child needs.
27. Envision your best self. This is a great way to motivate your child to work toward a goal. Have them write down where they would like to see themselves in a week, a month, or a year, with this specific goal in mind.
28. Blow on a pinwheel. Similar to the candle exercise, blowing on a pinwheel focuses more on controlled exhalation rather than deep inhalation. Tell your child to make the pinwheel go slow, then fast, then slow to show them how they can vary the rate at which they blow out the air in their lungs.
29. Squish some putty. When a child plays with putty, the brain’s electrical impulses begin firing away from the areas associated with stress. Try a store bought putty or make your own.
30. Take up pottery. Much in the way playing with putty fires electrical impulses in your child’s brain, sculpting with clay or throwing pots can have a similar effect. It also has the added benefit of being considered “active learning”, a powerful condition that allows your child to learn through exploration.
31. Write it out. For older children, journaling, or writing their feelings down can have a profound effect on their mood, especially if they can do so without the fear of having it read. Give your child a notebook to keep in a safe place, and allow them to write about how they feel, assuring them you will not read it unless they ask you to.
32. Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude. A cousin to “write it out”, gratitude journaling has been linked to better performance in the classroom as well as a reduction of stress outside of learning environments. Having a separate notebook only for things your child is grateful for will give them the freedom to keep their journaling activities separate.
33. Name your emotion. Often when children become overwhelmed, it is because they have difficulty identifying the negative thoughts they are having. Whether your child is quick to anger, panic, or obsess to ensure things are perfect, ask them to give this feeling a name, and help them talk back to it. For instance, by asking your child, “is Mr. Perfect bothering you again?” you can work together to help them challenge their perfectionism, rather than fight them over it.
34. Rock in a rocking chair. Not only does rocking in a rocking chair provide non-weight bearing strengthening to the knees and core, its repetitive nature offers stress-relief as well. Rock in a rocking chair with your child or allow them to rock by themselves as a way to self-soothe their frenzied emotions.
35. Push against a wall. This trick is perfect for allowing the body to get rid of stress hormones without having to go outside or even leave the room. Have your child try to push the wall over for 10 seconds, 3 times. This process allows the muscles to contract in a futile attempt to bring the wall down, then relax, releasing feel-good hormones into the body.
36. Crinkle tissue paper. Babies are inherently aware of this trick as one of their favorite things to do is crinkle paper. Not only does crinkling tissue paper provide a satisfying noise, the textural changes in your child’s hand sends sensory feedback to the brain in a pathway away from those associated with stress.
37. Pop bubble wrap. Anyone who has received a package in the mail knows the joy of popping row after row of bubble wrap. The same material can be found at most retailers and dollar stores and be cut into manageable pieces for stress-relief anywhere, anytime.
38. Roll a tennis ball on your back. An old physical therapy trick, rolling a tennis ball on your child’s back will give them a gentle massage when they are most in need of a calming touch. Focus on the shoulders, neck, and lower back as these are typical places where the body holds tension.
39. Roll a golf ball under your feet. Rolling a golf ball under your child’s feet can not only improve circulation, but there are pressure points on the bottom of the feet that relieve stress and relax the muscles of the feet and legs. Roll over the entire sole of your child’s foot using various pressures for maximum benefit.
40. Go to your calm down space. Having a designated “Calm Down Space” in your home gives children an opportunity to retreat when they feel out of control and rejoin the group when they need to. It is important to make this space comfortable so your child wants to visit it when they are in need of a self-imposed “time out”.
41. Play music. Music has a profound effect on mood, sleep, stress, and anxiety. Use a variety of musical styles to set the tone in your home, car, or your child’s room.
42. Have a dance party. Adding a physical component to your musical enjoyment gets your kids moving and is a fun way to be active. Crank up the tunes and have a dance party in your living room when your child is in a bad mood and watch their mood transform.
43. Do a primal yell. Sometimes all of your child’s emotions are simply too much to contain in their body. Have them stand with their feet shoulder width apart and imagine their feelings boiling up from their toes through their legs and body, and out of their mouths. They don’t have to yell words, or even maintain a certain pitch, just whatever comes out that feels good to them.
44. Change the scenery. How many times have we thought to ourselves, “Just walk away,” when confronted by a big emotion? Your child may simply need a change of scenery in order to calm down. If you are inside, head out. If you are outside, find a quiet space indoors. Either way, change the scenery and you will likely change the mood.
45. Go for a walk. There’s a real reason people go for walks to clear their heads. Not only is the fresh air and exercise restorative, but the natural rhythm walking creates has a self-soothing quality. Take your child on a walk, and they may even open up to your about what is on their mind.
46. Plan a fun activity. When you are in an anxious moment, it can seem as though the walls are closing in and the world will come to an end. Some children need to focus on what is ahead of them in order to reset their internal dialog. Plan something fun to do as a family, and let your child have a say in it. Any topic that will get them focused on a future something to look forward to can be helpful.
47. Knead the bread. Grandmothers around the world will tell you that the process of bread making is a tremendous stress relief. Simple recipes are abundant online that allow your child to get their hands dirty turning and pushing dough. The best part is that at the end, you have homemade bread to show for it!
48. Make a bracelet. Crafting in general can facilitate a state of “flow” or a state characterized by complete absorption in an activity. The same concept can be extended to knitting, crochet, folding laundry, or any activity where your child forgets their external surroundings.
49. Get on a bike. Bicycling for children has largely become a thing of the past. With the introduction of bicycle lanes and paved trails in urban areas, bicycling is safer than ever and can be a powerful form of self-soothing. Not only is it easy on the joints, it promotes balance, exercise, and can be done with the whole family.
50. Take a coloring break. It’s not without good reason that restaurants give children coloring; it gives them something to focus on, and can be a great mindfulness activity that reduces anxiety. Make a trip with your child to pick up some crayons and markers, and get them excited about filling in the pages of a coloring book.

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1. How quickly calm a crying baby
2. Change of scenery to quickly stop a tantrum
3. Popular ways to soothe and calm down
4. Changing activities is an effective way
5. Active techniques for calming children
6. Breathing exercises for children
7. Focusing exercises for children
8. Pressure as a calming tool for children
9. Sensory techniques
10. Tips for quickly stopping a tantrum as it may seem to a parent exhausted by tantrums. The main thing here is the calmness of an adult.

    We offer calming strategies for children - these are tactics, activities, methods, worksheets and exercises aimed at reducing children's anxiety, anger, overexcitation, tension.

    There are many activities that can help our children when they are upset, agitated or overexcited. Most of the exercises you will read below are also used as calming strategies for adults.

    Calming strategies usually fall into one or more of these categories:0016

11. emotion recognition,
12. emotion redirection,
13. situation-specific coping strategy.

Some of the proposed methods will immediately please you, others will seem crazy or ineffective. The meaning of a large list of exercises aimed at the same thing is to find your own method of solving the problem.

How to quickly calm a crying baby

1. Hug a soft toy tightly . This is one of the stress-relaxing exercises. The premise of this relaxation method is that physical relaxation will result in a feeling of calmness. With gradual relaxation of the muscles, you begin to tighten, and then relax the muscle groups, following a certain order. You can also teach your kids to "breathe in/hug/breathe out/relax" by repeating this cycle a few times until they start to feel calmer.
2. Massage . Medical studies have shown that the benefits of massage include pain relief, reduction of anxiety and depression, and a temporary reduction in blood pressure, heart rate, and anxiety.
3. Grounding or 5-4-3-2-1 technique . This is a very simple and extremely effective baby calming exercise. It distracts children from the cause of the tantrum, helps them focus on the present moment and relax. So ask your child:
• Name 5 things you can SEE around you.
• Name 4 things you can TOUCH right now.
• Name 3 things you can HEAR here.
• Name 2 things you can Smell right now.
• Name 1 thing that you can TASTE here and now.

Here : children's games to relax

Change of scenery to quickly stop the tantrum

If the tantrum is happening right now, a quick change of scenery around the child as a distraction and removal from the worry can help.

1. Move to another room.
2. Go outside.
3. Send the child for a walk with dad.
4. Put the child in a corner. Strikingly, it is recommended by some psychologists as a short-term measure.

Popular ways to calm down and calm down

1. For older children and adults: write down your problems on a piece of paper and tear it up.
2. For little ones: to help express their feelings. For example, you can download emotion chart and work with it.
3. Teaching a child problem-solving skills. You can use technique "Stop / Think / Do" . Stop when emotions overwhelm. Think about alternatives to solve the problem. Implement the chosen strategy.
4. Count until you feel relaxed.
5. Keep a diary to record your feelings. The diary helps:
• believe in yourself,
• get rid of uncertainty,
• express emotions,
• recognize mistakes,
• see your progress.

Changing activities is an effective way

1. Turn on the TV . Children's program. Of course, if the TV or something similar was not the cause of the child's tantrum, which must be extinguished.
2. Board games . Here are reviews of board games and free board games for download.
3. Computer games .
4. Reading a book . Especially reading books with parents. What to read?
5. Game with plasticine . For example, you can make faces for monsters from plasticine.
6. Drawing , coloring.
7. Audio tales or songs.
8. Loud singing to relieve tension.
9. Game with toys.
10. Warm bath .
11. Snack . True, food as a way of distraction should not be abused. “Don’t cry, eat candy” fixes sweets in the brain as a way to overcome a stressful situation.
12. Drink a glass of water .

Active techniques to calm children

Use physical activity to burn off energy. This is both a strategy for switching attention, and just physical fatigue, which allows you to sleep better at night.

1. Jump on the fitness ball .
2. Jump without a ball, on the spot.
3. Run .
4. Ride the bike .
5. Dance . The idea for dancing is a dancing cube.

Breathing exercises for children

Breathing exercises help control excessive physiological arousal.

Here are some examples of exercises that help children learn deep breathing (most of the exercises are also used in speech therapy practice, that is, they are also useful for speech development):

1. Pretend that you smell the flower.
2. Pretend to take away the candle so that it does not go out.
3. Blow on the turntable.
4. Blow on a napkin (piece of napkin) on the table to make it move.
5. Blow soap bubbles (homemade recipes for soap bubbles).
6. Blow out the candle.
7. Deep breathing while an adult counts to 10.
8. Alternating nostril breathing is an exercise in yoga breathing techniques. Place your thumb on the right nostril, index finger on the left nostril. Hold the right nostril with your thumb and inhale slowly through the left. Exhale through the right nostril, closing the left. Hold your breath for a couple of seconds and inhale through the right nostril, leaving the left nostril closed. Continue alternating sides.
9. Belly breathing (diaphragm breathing).

Mindfulness Exercises for Children

1. Body Scan Meditation - This meditation technique involves moving our attention systematically and deliberately through our body, paying attention to different sensations in different parts of it.
2. Developing tasks for the child's attention. Used to prevent children's tantrums when you see that the child is overexcited.
• memory,
• dotted lines,
• logical tasks: sudoku, mazes,
• find and show tasks.

Pressure as a calming tool for children

Whatever the atavism behind this effect, most people find pressure calming. They even make special ones for this:

• Weighted blankets. Sold on amazon. Heavy cotton will work too. The main thing is not to be too hot.
• Envelopes, sleeping bags for "swaddling" of older children.

Sensory Techniques

1. See the relaxing movement of a lava lamp.
2. Subdued light, night light with twinkling elements.
3. White noise, better than natural.
4. Indoor swing (swinging back and forth is extremely soothing).
5. Or rocking chair.
6. Essential oils, aroma lamps, candles - the main thing is not to overdo it.

Tips for Stopping a Tantrum Quickly

If your child has extreme anxiety and you need techniques to deal with tantrums from time to time, write down a few techniques on paper or keep electronically at hand for immediate use when needed.

Create a calming folder: keep board games, activities for children to calm them down, a table of emotions, etc. there.

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Ten Best Relaxation for Children - The Development of the Child

from the Farewell to Trouble to Troubles to Manage with peer pressure - each child experiences their own fears, anxieties and experiences their own special stressful situations. You should teach your kids some of the most effective relaxation techniques to help them manage their daily stress. By doing so, you will give children the necessary tools that will help them throughout their lives.

Ten Great Ways to Help Children Relax

There are many techniques that children can use to reduce stress and relax. Each of them is effective in different ways and is perceived individually. Try to teach your child one or two of the following methods first, and then gradually teach the others as they are ready.

1. Deep breathing. Deep breathing is an effective way to slow down the body's natural response to stress. It slows the heart rate, lowers blood pressure and provides a feeling of confidence. This simple method is suitable for almost everyone.

• Inhale deeply.
• Hold your breath for a moment.
• Exhale slowly.

Continue breathing deeply until you find a sense of peace.

2. Progressive muscle relaxation. Progressive muscle relaxation is a great way to relieve stress. Relaxation is achieved by tensing and then relaxing various muscle groups in the body.

• Face - ask the child to wrinkle his nose and forehead as if he is sniffing something unpleasant, and then relax his face. Repeat three times.
• Jaws - Have your child close their jaws tightly as if they are a dog hanging on a bone, then let go of an imaginary bone and fully open their jaws. Repeat three times.
• Arms and Shoulders - Have the child extend their arms in front of them, then raise them above their head and stretch as high as possible. After that, let the child lower down and relax his hands. Repeat three times.
• Hands - have the child pretend to squeeze the orange with one hand as hard as they can, then drop it to the floor and relax the hand and arm. Repeat three times, and then do the exercise with the other hand.
• Abdomen - have the child lie on their back and, just for a moment, exert maximum tension on the abdominal muscles. Then let the stomach relax. Repeat three times, and then perform the same exercise while standing.
• Legs and Feet - Have your child press their toes into the floor while standing, as if they were doing it with sand on a beach. Let him press each finger into the floor in turn and spread them so that he feels tension in his legs, and then relax. Repeat three times.

As you do these exercises, ask your child to observe how good the body feels as he relaxes every part of it. The purpose of these exercises is to achieve complete relaxation of the muscles of the body.

3. Physical exercises. Exercise is a great form of relaxation. Walking, running, swimming and active play are the types of exercise that children enjoy. However, do not forget to study to the music. There are many excellent exercise CDs and DVDs for all ages.

4. Visualization. Visualization is also known as visually driven imagery. This technique uses the imagination to slow down the brain and get rid of negative thoughts and worries. This method is especially effective after performing progressive muscle relaxation and allows you to first relax the muscles and then calm the mind. Imagining a beautiful, peaceful place is one type of stress-reducing visualization available to almost any child. Color visualization can also be useful and easy to teach to a child.

• Ask your child to imagine a favorite color that makes them feel safe and secure.
• Let him imagine that he "breathes" this color into himself and spreads it throughout the body along with the exhalation.
• Have the child continue to visualize until filled with this special relaxing color.

Instead of color, you can use a soothing sound, a special scent, or a feeling of warmth or light.

5. Laughter . Laughter is a great way to relieve stress and help your body relax.

Here are some ways to make a child laugh:

• tell jokes;
• make faces in turn;
• watch funny cartoons;

6. Stretching. Stretching relieves the accumulated tension in the muscles. Teach your child to gently stretch each muscle group and feel how they gradually relax.

7. Music. Listening to soothing music can help your child focus. Even very young children can enjoy relaxing classical music.

8. Meditative techniques. Meditative techniques - yoga, for example - relax both mind and body. Here is a simple technique that your child can use both at home and at school.

• When the child is sitting on the bed at home or at the desk before the beginning of the lesson, have him put his hands on his knees and close his eyes.
• The next step is slow and even inhalations and exhalations.
• Each inhalation and exhalation is counted as one count, the child must breathe evenly, at least up to fifty (in class, let him try to breathe up to thirty).
• When the child has mastered this technique, he needs to concentrate and listen to his breathing. If he succeeds, the child will begin to feel more calm and focused.
• When he finishes counting to fifty, he needs to take a very deep breath, exhale slowly and open his eyes.

9. Embrace. Reward your child when he cuddles a pet or hugs a loved one. This interaction lowers blood pressure and reduces stress hormones.

10. Tension of the toes. Tension in the toes relieves tension in the rest of the body. This simple exercise should be repeated ten times in one approach.

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