then another five slow, deep breaths and regular again then repeating until you feel calm. for a younger child, you might provide breathing shapes. this would be cutting out construction paper stars and putting a dot in one corner. teach your child to start with the dot and take one deep breath for each corner. others suggest it may help to describe deep breathes with a flower and candle. this is taking a deep breath in through your nose like you are smelling a flower, and then out through your mouth like you are blowing out a candle.
counting – counting can be enough of a distraction task to give your 