Stacy, one of our Early Childhood Specialists, suggests some original and engaging ways that can help you create a calm, soothing space to promote relaxation, and some fun activities to practice core breathing skills at home.
Young children don’t know how to calm their own body down and self-regulate, so they need to be taught this skill. Asking children to close their eyes and take deep breaths can make an enormous difference in helping them to feel calm and relaxed, but younger children may require some help to focus on their breathing.
Learning deep breathing techniques together can have many benefits, including:
Create a calm, soothing space and give these fun activities and technique tips a try:
TECHNIQUE TIPS:
The breathing we want children to learn is deep tummy breaths, not shallow chest breaths. When they breathe in, their tummies should expand, and when they breathe out, their tummies should contract.
ACTIVITIES:
FURTHER LEARNING IDEAS: