{"id":22320,"date":"2024-12-04T16:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=22320"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T12:05:35","slug":"coping-and-calming-techniques","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/attendance-and-inclusion\/ebsa\/regularly-misses-school\/how-you-can-help-your-child\/coping-and-calming-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Coping and calming techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One way of supporting your child to manage their worries is by helping them to find things that help them to feel calm or reduces their worries. You could create a plan with your child to use some of these techniques when they feel worried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things to help your child feel calm may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using various breathing techniques, like inhaling through the nose for three seconds and exhaling through the mouth for six.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practise mindfulness together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen to calming songs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage in enjoyable hobbies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a self-soothe box with items that have different textures or scents they find comforting, such as fidget toys, scented pens, or a tissue with your fragrance on it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish routines to reduce anxiety, like a predictable morning routine for school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify safe places where your child can retreat when overwhelmed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify supportive people your child can rely on when anxious and consider activities they can do together, like deep breathing or discussing their day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Every child is different and there will be different things that help, so it can be useful to explore several techniques alongside your child to see what they find helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources to help with the suggestions for coping and calming techniques<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngminds.org.uk\/parent\/parents-a-z-mental-health-guide\/anxiety\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Supporting a child with anxiety<\/a> &#8211; a guide for parents from Young Minds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lumi Nova<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs.uk\/blog\/lumi-nova-tales-of-courage\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Lumi Nova<\/a> is an online therapeutic intervention that can be used on most smartphones or tablets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"A short intro to Lumi Nova: A therapeutic mobile game for children\u2019s worries and anxiety\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bCKqIEaMwfM?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other useful videos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pu05WNLpyjY\" rel=\"noopener\">Sensory Processing &#8211; General Calming Strategies<\/a> video from the NHS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=30VMIEmA114\" rel=\"noopener\">The 5-4-3-2-1 Method: A Grounding Exercise to Manage Anxiety<\/a> from The Partnership in Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xLoK5rOl8Qk\" rel=\"noopener\">The Body Scanner! Mindfulness for Children<\/a>  from The Mindfulness Teacher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@headspace\" rel=\"noopener\">Headspace<\/a> Mental Health Coaching &#8211; a wide range of videos are available on their YouTube channel for adults and children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TTYlS3u3A_E\" rel=\"noopener\">How to make a self-soothe box<\/a> &#8211;  from Young Minds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jhn4nCLblpg\" rel=\"noopener\">How to use a visual timetable<\/a> &#8211; visual timetables can help people feel calmer and make everyday routines easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Find Your Calm Plan by Dr Tina Rae\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/PfCG0oS5ZX8?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One way of supporting your child to manage their worries is by helping them to find things that help them to feel calm or reduces [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":981,"featured_media":0,"parent":22317,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-guides.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-22320","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-22 17:03:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/981"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22320"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22823,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22320\/revisions\/22823"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}