From Chaos to Calm - Helping Kids Regulate (Part 4)

Lauren is back with 5 more regulation strategies that you can try with the kiddos in your life! For the rest of May and all of June, Lauren is going to share 5 regulation strategies per week. In each episode, Lauren will explain how each strategy works to regulate and then give you specific examples of how you can start using these strategies with young kids (but these can be used with people of any age too!). 

In this episode, Lauren shares 5 more regulation tools that you can use with people of all ages (most of these were developed with kids in mind, but can be easily adapted). Everyone needs a toolbox so that you can use different things depending on the day, feelings, or behaviors happening at the time. Today's techniques are all gamified regulation tools. These are fun ones! 

1. Simon Says
2. I Spy 
3. Scavenger Hunts
4. Yes and
5. Pillow Plunge
6. Origami or Paper Airplanes

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: I'm stressed out and feel very tense. I feel like I'm holding on to all these emotions. What do I do to react to my kids better?

Try-at-home tip:  Water paint.

Update: There will be no podcast episodes in July. Lauren is taking a little break during a busy summer month, but will be back in August with an exciting new series! 

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• The First Step to Emotional Regulation
• Emotion Regulation with the Top-Down or Bottom-Up Approach
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids (& Adults!)
• How Exercise Impacts Emotional Regulation
• Amygdala: The Decision Maker of your Emotional Brain

Podcast:

• Chaos to Calm (Part 3)
• Chaos to Calm (Part 2)
• Chaos to Calm (Part 1)
• Emotional Regulation with the Top Down or Bottom Up Approach
• A Sequence for Emotional Regulation
• Leave Unwanted Behaviors Behind
• Self Regulation - First of the 5 Needs Areas

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to podcast@thebehaviorhub.com or send via text to 717-693-7744.
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• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog
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