Introducing the Self-Regulation Mega Bundle, an all-encompassing resource for individuals seeking to enhance their emotional well-being and regulation skills. This comprehensive bundle features a range of tools and exercises designed to help you manage your emotions, reduce stress, and improve overa...

Meditation is a practice that enables you to become aware of your thoughts, emotions, habits and surroundings. When practiced regularly, it can help to reduce

Meditation is a practice that enables you to become aware of your thoughts, emotions, habits and surroundings. When practiced regularly, it can help to reduce

I have a confession---when I see something good, I take it and use it. I don't like to recreate the wheel, and I'm really not all that creative. I also work with people that are very hard-working and creative, so when I stepped into my co-worker's office (Heather Petrusa, SLP) and saw this homemade self-regulation scale, I grabbed it (with her permission) and told her that this was worth using and sharing with all of my blogging friends! She said that our mutual friend, an autism itinerant teacher, Leah Wilson, was actually the one who created it, and she (Heather) just tweaked it. I'm sure Leah won't mind sharing, so here it is! Anyone who works with children with autism knows the difficulties in regulating emotions. Within an hour, a child can go from 'sleepy' to 'boiling' and not have strategies to get to the 'green' area. I liked this scale that Heather and Leah developed because it integrated elements from the 'How does your engine run?' program with emotional states and specific strategies (worded with 1st person statements encouraging more independence with handling regulation in the classroom.) A therapist and teacher can use this scale to first teach emotions, strategies, and self-reflection, and then teach the child to apply these in the classroom. So---thanks Heather and Leah! I'm so happy to work with you! I'm sure your kids are too! To download in Boardmaker, click here! (You can then edit to fit your child's particular needs) To download in pdf, click here! .

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My favorite belly breathing method to teach elementary students who need to calm down and relax is square or box breathing. Square breathing produces amazing positive results for most people who are feeling anxious, nervous, excited or fearful and you would like to get clam (neutral feeling). Breathe in to a count of four. Hold to a count of four. Breathe out to a count of four. Again hold to a count of four. For young children it helps to move their hand in the shape of the square while breathing and holding the breaths. I tell them to start and repeat the same process four times and then shift to thinking a positive thought (affirmation). For example, this morning I was working with a fourth grade girl who gets a nervous stomach on school mornings to the point where she stayed home yesterday. She clearly has separation issues (the problem has been much worse since returning from spring break). We agreed the next time in the morning she wants to tell mom "I don't want to go to school because my stomach feels weird," she would first try 4 square breaths and try reframing her irrational thought into "I am good in school/I can go to school and have a good day/I can do school and home will be waiting when I get out." I like the visual chart I have that facilitates teaching and remembering the basic mechanics of the technique. It shows breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth. It’s simple, easy and very effective. I called my students mom (with her permission) and told mom if she complains about her stomach to prompt using the square breathing and positive thoughts/affirmations.

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Here you will find a list of over 50+ coping skills. I created this because one of the things that I often have a hard time finding is a large list of coping skills, especially those beyond the tak…