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How to create a Christmas Calm Down Kit

1:24 pm 28 April 2021 Jose Fernandez 0 Comments

Christmas can be challenging for kiddos, especially for our more sensitive little people – toddlers and preschoolers, kids who experience anxiety, those who struggle with emotion regulation, and those with sensory processing difficulties and special needs. Christmas can be hugely overwhelming for many of our little ones.

And, of course, I created the Mindfulness for Children to help you set up a calming, quiet space for your kids and to teach them how to self-regulate when they experience big emotions. But Christmas, with its often over-the-top sensory experiences and extra social expectations and obligations, can bring its unique challenges. And I’m frequently asked – what can I do when we’re not in the house and can’t use our calm down space? How do I help my child then?

So I’ve put together something special to help your kids (and you!) manage some of those BIG feelings that come up more often at Christmas. Mindfulness for Children. This kit is designed to support your child to process their big emotions during the holiday season. It contains Christmas-themed activities and resources that your child will love to use, AND it’s a bit smaller than the original calm-down kit because it’s designed to be more portable.

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