APPENDIX A: EMOTIONAL REGULATION: BODY BASED EXPERIENCES

Consider what is needed: up-regulation and energizing, or down-regulation and calming? Offer guidance and do the activity with the child.

Rhythmic, Repetitive, Motor Activities: Walking, rocking or swinging, standing and swaying, dancing or just listening to music, drumming or tapping, coloring, rolling or gently tossing a ball back and forth, butterfly tapping.

Proprioceptive Experiences: Yoga or stretching, jumping on a trampoline, pressing hands together, pulling hands against one another, self-hugs, pressing hands against skull, jumping jacks, running in place, push-ups, planks, crunches, resistance/exercise bands, weighted blankets, body socks…

Sensory Experiences: Aromas, tastes, savoring a food, tea/warm drinfks, ice water/cold drinks, moving air (fans), music or white noise, brighter or dimmer lighting, warm blankets, sunshine, hands in ice water or holding an ice cube, cold compress…