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SMain Offic20031612210.pdfIt's okay to have a lot of different feelings, especially during uncertain and ever changing times like these. At Lakeside Primary, we often talk about how it's okay to have all sorts of feelings but we don't like to keep them to yourselves because it doesn't feel good. Our bodies need us to use strategies to help us express how we are feeling so that we can work through those tricky emotions.
It's okay to have a lot of different feelings, especially during uncertain and ever changing times like these. At Lakeside Primary, we often talk about how it's okay to have all sorts of feelings but we don't like to keep them to yourselves because it doesn't feel good. Our bodies need us to use strategies to help us express how we are feeling so that we can work through those tricky emotions.
Check out some of these strategies and give them a try! This is how we add to our own toolbox of strategies. If it works for you, you know that is a tool you can use in the future. If not, you know to keep trying other strategies.
Check out some of these strategies and give them a try! This is how we add to our own toolbox of strategies. If it works for you, you know that is a tool you can use in the future. If not, you know to keep trying other strategies.
Have a favorite strategy but don't see it here? Let me know and I can add it! You never know who else may benefit from seeing it.
Have a favorite strategy but don't see it here? Let me know and I can add it! You never know who else may benefit from seeing it.
There are many different breathing techniques.
Some of my student's favorites are the following:
*Hot Chocolate Breathing: Close your eyes and picture yourself holding a cup of your favorite Hot Chocolate (mine would have mini marshmallows and a peppermint stick in it!). Then as you hold your cup you take a deep breath in to smell the delicious scent of your Hot Chocolate. You can't wait to take your first sip, but it's far too hot! You need to cool it down by blowing gently so that your Hot Chocolate doesn't spill out.
*Breathing Buddy: Laying down in a cozy spot with a stuffed animal friend (or something similar) you place the Buddy on your belly. Take a nice deep breath and blow it out while balancing your Buddy and doing your best to make sure they don't fall off.
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Taking some time to yourself in a quiet spot or listening to soft and soothing music is a great strategy to calm your body.
Taking some time to yourself in a quiet spot or listening to soft and soothing music is a great strategy to calm your body.
The app Calm has released these free resources for you to use whether or not you have the app downloaded. Try this out and see if it is a strategy for you!
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