Skill 32: relaxing
1. Think about how you feel.
Talk about how children feel when they are tense (jittery inside, getting a stomachache, tight or warm all over, etc.).
2. Take three deep breaths.
Teach the children how to take relaxing breaths: take a big breath in slowly, then let the air out through an open mouth. �Have everyone practice this step.
3. �Squeeze the oranges.
Pretend to give each child an orange in each hand. �Have children tighten their fists to squeeze all the juice out of each orange in turn, then both oranges together. �Finally, have them drop the oranges and shake the rest of the juice off their hands.
Comments: children may need a great deal of training before they are able to use this skill effectively. �Having them practice this skill each day before they rest may help them to fall asleep more easily.
