4-7-8 Breathing to help Focus

Children need lots of different strategies to help regulate their behaviour when they are feeling overwhelmed or have strong feelings about something that might of just happened. Giving children strategies of how to pay attention to the breath can help them to regulate their behaviour when they may be experiencing strong feelings. Try this simple strategy above together, called, 4-7-8
It also is a wonderful strategy to use at night if children's minds begin to wonder and think about the day or what might happen the next day. Happy breathing!