• Deep breathing (Breathing Exercises)

• Yoga poses for children (Yoga and Mindful Movement)

• Progressive muscle relaxation or relaxation scripts (Relaxation)

• Flight, fight, freeze response (telling children our bodies are made like this for SURVIVAL) (Brain Response)

• Exercise and outside time (recommended 60 minutes a day). See resources below.

• Monitoring sleep and diet. See resources below.

Additional Resources:

Wright County Human Services: provides a starting point to get connected with local community resources and human services- http://www.co.wright.mn.us/312/Child-Services

Suicide Prevention: https://www.changetochill.org/about/suicide-prevention/

Virtual Chill Zone: https://www.changetochill.org/activities-tools/virtual-chill-zone/

PBIS World: good links for different social emotional areas and ideas for behavior interventions- https://www.pbisworld.com/

CDC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has positive parenting tips for ages infant - 17 years old. Great information plus links for additional information- https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/index.html

Center for the Challenging Child: parenting tips & articles- http://parentingmojo.com/

Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL): social emotional learning- http://www.casel.org/

Committee for Children: social emotional learning- http://www.cfchildren.org/

Character Counts: STMA’s character ed program- http://charactercounts.org/

Worry Wise Kids: information about anxious kids- http://worrywisekids.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota: family education classes, peer led support groups, helpline to assist people in navigating the mental health system- https://namimn.org/