Calm Mind

Calm kids can name their feelings, breathe through them and ask for help.

Why this matters (for parents): Name feelings out loud yourself so kids learn the words. Practice calming tools when everyone is already calm, so they are ready for big moments. Stay close, stay calm, and listen before you fix.

Health numbers are general guidance for parents, not medical advice. Ask your family doctor about your own child.

A girl and a boy sitting cross-legged on a blanket under a shade tree with calm smiles, a ginger cat napping beside them and sheep in the meadow

Lessons

  1. Big Feelings Are Normaleveryone feels happy, sad, mad, worried and excited sometimes.
  2. Name Your Feelingsaying "I feel..." helps your brain calm down.
  3. Balloon Breathingbreathe in slowly through your nose, fill your belly like a balloon, and let it out slowly.
  4. The Calm Cornera cozy spot with a pillow, a book and a feelings chart where you can calm down.
  5. Quiet Time Every Daya few minutes of reading, drawing or resting helps your mind rest.
  6. Counting and Groundingname 5 things you see, 4 you hear, 3 you can touch, 2 you smell and 1 you taste.
  7. Talk It Outtell a grown-up you trust how you feel and ask for help.
  8. Calm Self-Talksay kind, calming things to yourself, like "I can take a breath" and "I can try again."

Printables for this section

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