Calm Down Techniques
The best tool we can give children ( and ourselves ) is the ability to calm down when things seem out of control. We have many ways to practice calming here. We have motion tubes , we have feeling buddies , we have a calm down area and we have breathing techniques. The most popular breathing technique is balloon breathing.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=CWW9z80JD0U&feature=shared
I saw Skylee doing this several times today – unprompted. That’s the goal.
When you know it’s really making an impact is when friends struggle and we want to help them calm down.
When I see this I know we are doing a good job
We can’t expect children to NOT get upset. We can hope when they do get upset it’s short lived and deescalates quickly.
I’d love for you guys to practice this at home.