Tools for Younger Children and Their Parents

In this story, Ángel is introduced to a special kind of breathing call belly breathing. Belly breathing can be used to make you feel more calm and relaxed. Watch this video to learn how you can do belly breathing too.

This is the story of Drew, who is learning about doing fun activities to help improve how they’re feeling. When we’re feeling down, we often stop doing activities that we normally enjoy doing. But doing more of the activities we like can actually make us feel better and give us more energy! Watch Drew’s story to learn more.

All of us have thoughts from time to time that make us feel upset. In this story, you’ll meet Taylor. Taylor is learning Mindfulness 5-4-3-2-1. Mindfulness 5-4-3-2-1 teaches you to calm your mind and help you worry less. Follow along with Taylor so you too can learn how to practice mindfulness 5-4-3-2-1 when you need it.

We all have thoughts that make us feel worried or upset from time to time. But sometimes these thoughts really get in our way and aren’t helpful. There are steps you can take to turn those upsetting thoughts around. It’s call Catch It, Check It, Change It. It’s a bit like being a detective investigating your own thinking. In this story, you’ll meet Ren who is learning to catch, check, and change their thoughts. Follow along so you can learn too!

This is the story of Dana who is having some very upsetting thoughts. We all have upsetting thoughts from time to time. But sometimes those thoughts aren’t helpful and can make us feel even worse. Dana is learning a new technique to turn those upsetting thoughts around. It’s called Catch It, Check It, Change It. It’s a bit like being a detective investigating your own thinking. Follow along with Dana so you can learn too.