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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Expressing Anger

Related Episode: No Hitter

Subjects/Skills: Movement; Emotional Development

Materials Needed:
Blanket or towel

Directions:
Practice some meditation techniques your child can use to deal with angry feelings.

Ask your child to lie down on a blanket on the floor. Begin by showing him how his body feels when it is tense, and when it is relaxed. Say, "Okay, tighten up all the parts of your body. Great, now relax them." Keep doing this until he can recognize the difference. Then, in a soothing voice, ask your child to relax each part of his body. Start with the toes, then work your way up. Say something like, "Okay, now it's time for all the parts of your body to relax. Toes, it's your turn. Relax, toes. Ankles, now it's your turn. Relax ankles." Continue all the way up to the head.

Continue talking in a soothing voice. Tell your child that all the bad, angry feelings inside of him are turning into a cloud of smoke. Say, "The angry feelings are all traveling into your tummy. All you have to do is open your mouth, and they will fly away. Let's pretend that you can see the angry feelings flying away, up into space."

You can use this relaxation technique whenever you notice that your child is having trouble letting go of angry feelings.

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