Kids & Relaxation
Antoinette Steyn • February 4, 2021
The Cambridge-based Primary Review did some research, which indicated that many school children are suffering from “deep anxiety” and are overwhelmed just like their parents by the instructions, messages, homework and choices thrown at them daily. A child’s fragile and still developing brain is less suited to handling stress and negative emotions especially over long extended periods of time. The importance of teaching relaxation as well as stress management techniques to a child is critical in our current fast paced lives.
There are many ways to teach relaxation skills to a child. Here are some examples:
- You can take your child on a “fantasy flight”. Make them lie down somewhere comfortable and close their eyes. Ask them to take deep breaths as they become aware of every part of their body, name certain parts slowly and ask them to remain relaxed.
- Tell a story which they are a part of, like walking on a mountain and seeing certain things. Ask them to pretend to hear certain sounds and feel certain objects.
- You can have your child sit quietly while taking deep breaths. Make them clinch their fists for 5 second and then completely relax. Make them stiffen their toes for 5 second and then completely relax, do this with different body parts.
- Get a blow-up beech ball and practice deep breathing by doing the following with your child:
- Place the ball on a table, with you sitting on the one side of the ball and your child on the other.
- Take deep breaths and blow the ball towards one another.
- Different objects can also be used for this exercise like leaves.
- You can also go on a “cloud thoughts” journey with your child. Lie down on the grass and watch the clouds roll by. Ask your child to take deep breaths as they watch the clouds. Tell them that this will last for two or three minutes and everyone must be quiet, afterwards you must share your thoughts about what you saw and thought of. Ask your child to remain aware of how the clouds change shape and float around. After this session you can draw a picture with your child of what you saw and pictures of the different thoughts you had while looking at the clouds.
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