Co-Regulation Tips
The founder of Radiant Beginnings and Roots UP, Julie Campilio, provides 5 tips for co-regulation which is when an adult self-soothes, and in turn helps a child (or adult) self-soothe alongside them.
These are quick and easy things you can do to ease big emotions in order to support the youth (and other adults) around you:
Take a break. Take a minute to yourself, and shake your body around.
Cold water. Splash cold water on your face or rub an ice cube on your wrist until it melts.
Breathe. If it’s possible for you, take three full, deep breaths.
Aromatherapy. Smell some lavender oil. (Dabbing lavender on a stuffed animal or blanket can be helpful to children, too!)
Taste. Pop a peppermint, and really focus on the way it tastes or how it opens up the nasal passages.
As many of you reach the summer programming mid-point, take the time to practice strategies that work for YOU and support the adults and youth around you to find those most effective for them to regulate their nervous systems so everyone can be fully present together.
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