At a time when we use tablets to calm children, it becomes even more essential to train our children in relaxation techniques, we can do it through games that, while developing resources for children’s lives, they also allow them to have fun.
Thus, since we live in a society that promotes haste, rapid stimuli and immediate satisfaction, it is of paramount importance that we have resources that promote greater self-control.
- Therefore.
- Starting from this premise.
- We have compiled in this article games that serve as relaxation techniques for the children of the family.
- Let’s see what they consist of:.
This game consists of learning to breathe deeply, that is to take air through the nose, to inflate your belly and to slowly expel the air while blowing the candle with the intention of turning it off, as soon as the child understands the instructions. , we ask you to sit in a chair two meters from the candle, which will light up on a table.
It can’t get up or crouch, so we hope you can’t put out the candle, so we’re about half a metre from the table chair, we’ll gradually approach the chair until the child can put out the candle. Thus, we will have a game of about 5 minutes in which the child acquires the ability to breathe deeply.
The ball technique is a wonderful game that helps us promote relaxation through proper breathing What will we need?Enough space and colored balloons What should we do? Fill one balloon until it explodes, then fill another and expel the air slowly by manipulating the balloon nozzle.
Then we’ll ask the children to close their eyes and imagine that they turn into balloons while taking air, then we’ll ask them to expel the air slowly, as if they were balloons.
After that, we’ll ask the children to tell us situations where they feel like balloons, situations where they can’t stand or tolerate something, then we’ll ask you to explain how you solved this problem by proposing alternatives if you need help. to become aware of these situations.
With relaxing background music and little light we will symbolize the growth of a tree, we will start by resting our knees on the ground, tilting our heads and extending our arms forward, as if we were cats stretching out.
We are a seed that to the sound of music grows and becomes a large tree with beautiful branches, which will be our arms stretched out when we stand, this exercise is ideal to do with them at night, before we lie down.
The tortoise tale, developed by Schneider, is beautiful for promoting self-control. This is the story of a little turtle that was irritated by everything and who lost control with great ease.
One day, after feeling lonely and isolated, she encounters a wise tortoise who gives her a clue to control herself when she is angry: she gets into her shell, counts until she calms down, stops her thoughts and relaxes.
This story is ideal for children between the age of 3 and 7 to facilitate the implementation of this skill, we can give them a label or a role with a turtle each time they exercise in a stressful situation. ready-to-print turtles on this link.
Shall we call him? Calm pot? A bottle in which water is put, liquid silicone to give density to the content and, for example, glitter. We can do it with children as manual work, and it is ideal for them to contemplate it both in times of tension and at times that can be called “zen”.
Simply seeing how glitter moves slowly will help you concentrate and relax your mind after moments of great activation. We leave you a video that explains how to make this pot and how it can be used. Don’t forget to close the bottle with extra strong glue, to prevent it from opening and spilling all the contents!
Another resource to have fun and learn to take a deep breath is the blower game, is that the child keeps the ball in the air for as long as possible, funny isn’t it?This game is very popular with children and is very functional to promote relaxation.
Scribble, wrinkle papers or squeeze soft balls like anti-stress balls is another wonderful game to help children channel their negative emotions, while encouraging the development of fine motor skills, while helping them strengthen their hands muscles.
Painting mandalas not only promotes relaxation and reflection, but also the ability to concentrate and creative ability. In bookstores and on the Internet we find many alternatives suitable for children who will love.
This is today’s compilation, we hope that these games and resources will be of great use to you to raise your children, remember that it is easier to raise strong children than to repair broken adults, and that our greatest responsibility is that nature entrusts us to raise children.