Quick and Easy Calm-Down Strategies for Kids

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Amy Kuphal, M.S.,CPT

Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(61)

In this class, students will learn breathing, visualization, and body-movement strategies to calm themselves down in times of high emotion.

Class Experience

This class will begin by having students practice a short breathing technique to prepare their bodies and minds for class. As a class, we will then work to identify the various emotions that each of us feel over the course of a day or week. We will discuss the idea that sometimes emotions can feel overwhelming and impact our ability to think or act in a way that we would like. Next, we will watch a short teacher-created video addressing "big, tough, emotions." 
Finally, we will learn five...

In this class, students will learn five skills to quickly calm themselves down in times of high emotion.

After years of teaching mindfulness and stress management strategies to students in grade K-12 in the public education setting, I have decided to bring this content online. In my teaching practice as well as in my experience as a parent, I have seen the transformational results of children learning and practicing these skills. My own daughter (age 9) regularly uses the skills taught in this course to calm herself down in times of stress.

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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Amy Kuphal, M.S.,CPT

Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(61)

Hi! Welcome and thank you for checking out my page. My name is Ms. Amy and I am an Outschool teacher who specialized in teaching classes on the topics of fitness, nutrition, mindfulness, and stress management. In addition to teaching on Outschool,...