Dive into effective coping strategies for kids, featuring a unique deep breathing exercise called 'Cool the Cocoa.' This fun technique encourages children to visualize blowing on hot cocoa as they breathe deeply, making relaxation a playful experience. The discussion emphasizes the importance of expanding children's coping toolkits while also reminding parents to take a moment for themselves. Join Janine as she guides listeners through engaging methods to improve emotional resilience in children!
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Practice Coping Skills Together
Practice coping skills together with your child using audio lessons to make it easier and more engaging.
Try different strategies to find which your child likes to add to their coping skills toolkit.
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Explore the Coping Skills Hub for weekly audio lessons tailored to kids, teens, and adults.
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Deep Breathing with Cocoa
Use the 'Smell the Cocoa, Cool the Cocoa' deep breathing technique to help calm down.
Imagine breathing in the warm cocoa scent and breathing out to cool the drink, repeating five times.
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Exploring different coping strategies helps us expand our child’s toolkit of strategies that work. But sometimes, it’s a challenge to get kids to try new skills. In this summer series, Janine tries to make it easier by walking you through six different strategies which she invites you to try with your child. Practice each one a few times to see if it’s a strategy that your child likes, and if they want to add it into their coping skills toolkit.
In today’s episode, Janine introduces us to a deep breathing technique called ‘Cool the Cocoa’. This is where you breathe in and out pretending to blow and cool down a hot drink of cocoa.
Take a moment to listen along and try a new coping skill.
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