From Chaos to Calm - Helping Kids Regulate (Part 6)

For the past 6 weeks, Lauren has shared close to 30 emotional regulation tools that you can use to build your toolbox. If you missed them, go back and listen to episodes 1-5 so that you can start curating a list of strategies that work for the kids in your life.

This is the last episode before Lauren's summer break. The podcast will be on break for all of July, but Lauren will be back in August with a series on books that help kids learn about and deal with hard topics. So, enjoy your July and we'll be excited to reconnect later this summer!

In this episode, Lauren shares 5 new regulation strategies that you can use with your kiddos to help prevent emotional dysregulation or to regulate emotions in the moment when they are happening.

1. Feather or leaf blowing
2. Mountain breathing
3. Alphabet or color breathing
4. Clapping games or finger drumming
5. Animal walk or charades
6. Animal breathing

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: How do I teach my kid these techniques? When I try to teach them, they get more upset. 

Try-at-home tip:  Create an accountability group around these tools and implementing them. 

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 5)
• Chaos to Calm (Part 4)
• 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

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