Ideas for Staying Safe and Calming My Body and Brain (PDF)

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Ideas for Staying Safe and Calming My Body and Brain

[Image of a smiling cartoon cat face at upper right.] 

In checklist format, two columns [with a large open box icon to the left of each text item and a graphic image to the right]:

Drink water ([image of a glass of water with ice and a straw]

Take a deep, slow breath [image of cartoon cat with open mouth, breathing out]

Ask for help [image of cartoon cat with sweat droplet, spiral icon and question marks above head]

Leave the room [image of a door]

Imagine being in a peaceful place [image of a landscape with green hills, road, sun, and blue sky]

Get a hug [image of a gray cartoon cat hugging a smaller white cat, with heart icon]

Stretch, jump, or run around [image of a cartoon cat arching back and tail in the air]

Listen to music [image of a musical note symbol]

Draw or write [image of a paper and pencil]

Look at a book [image of open book]

Spin a fidget spinner [image of fidget spinner]

Squeeze a squishy toy [image of a cartoon cat playing with a ball]

Remember everyone makes mistakes and it is okay to feel whatever you feel! [image of cartoon cat winking and blowing a kiss/heart]

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I’ve also made a version of this infographic that you or your kids can customize by adding a few more of your own ideas. The image description is the same, but with four additional open boxes followed by yellow lines/spaces for writing in ideas.

Ideas for Staying Safe and Calming My Body and Brain: version 2 (PDF)