Coping Strategies Series: Deep Breathing

This PPT explains the power of deep breathing through scientific explanation. It teaches children how deep breathing calms us and why this could be one of the most impactful coping strategies they can use and develop.
As someone who has spent many years emotion coaching children, it has become apparent that giving them clear reasons/proof as to why something supports them leads to them believing in it’s purpose and use.
This resource also seeks to ask children to identify how their mind and body reacts to different emotions. The discussion will discover that deep breathing can support them to regulate any of their emotions.

*Note: whilst this is a scientific explanation, it is a basic explanation and therefore can be used with all ages. For younger children I tend to label the parts of their nervous system as ‘sad centre’ and ‘calm centre’. Older children can use the correct/scientific labels.