Healthy coping skills
Building a long list of coping skills will make sure that your child/teen has many tools at their disposal…..
Listening to music. Music is sooooo therapeutic! Even when sharing with at friend.
Spend time with your friends…friends that understand you, that will allow you to be silly, listen to your problems without judgment.
deep breathing
exercising
starting a small garden
Bike riding
playing a video game
playing boardgames
reading
drawing
go swimming
clean-up your space
help someone cook
visit/talk with an elder
hiking
play an instrument
build something (clay)
care for a pet
Get active and get silly!!! Getting rid of the negative energy & replacing it with LAUGHTER!!!!
Take some time to meditate……clear your mind….recenter….shift your energies.