Snake:<\/u><\/strong> Inhale through the nose or mouth and exhale whilst making a sss noise<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rabbit<\/u><\/strong>: Three little inhales through the nose (sniffing like a rabbit) then a big exhale<\/p>\n\n\n\n Butterfly breathing<\/u><\/strong>: Start with hands on hips then exhale by lifting arms up into the air (as though flapping butterfly wings) and then exhale whilst bringing hands back to hips<\/p>\n\n\n\n Starfish breathing<\/u><\/strong>: Inhale whilst tracing up the hand, pause at the top and exhale whilst tracing down. Repeat and do each hand. This is great for children who are tactile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Humming<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hum like: * a bee *a plane flying through the air *a rocket *a frog <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hum a song you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using the 5 senses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go outside for the following activities, if possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Photo by Siritas Keawnet<\/a><\/strong> from Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Stretches and movement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Brain gym<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Drawing with imagination<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Get your child to turn eight empty circles into different pictures. Encourage them to use their imagination. This could be done with eight empty hearts or eight empty triangles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Talk to your child during and after the activities. Hopefully they will be feeling calmer than before they started the activities. Calmer children are happier children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Helen Anderson \u2013 Kindness Cultivator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n B Ed, B Bus, Adv. Dip of Nutrition, Dip of Counselling, Dip of Life Coaching<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Connect:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/commonhealthkids.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Girl-smelling-a-flower_pexels-siritas-keawnet-3698975_reduced-size-1.png\")
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