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    Activities for Children Struggling WithHyperActivity, Stress,Anxiety or Depression

    The feeling of I am not enough , or I am Not upto standards isfairly common among all ages

    Truth, is children have to understand that they are uni!ue, and notcompeting "ith anyone else

    As #arents and Teachers, "e have a constant $attle to %eep the mostchildren&s of this generation engaged in a fruitful and ful'llingmanner

    Here are some activities in and out of school that can help calmdo"n the child

    (irst of all, any child and of any age, parents and teachers shouldfeed and strengthen their $ody and mind, "ith something thatinspires them and ma%es them feel good a$out themselves

    Second, (ear and anxiety are physical Send them for $oxing or along run,that energy )o"s right $ac% into your $ody and restoresthem to certainty

    *ets ta%e a loo% at these activities that "ill feed and strengthen theirsoul, mind and $ody

    1.Punching Bag2.Standing on the head ( Shirshasana)3.Meditation4.Body Massage5.Practice Silence ( Who is the quietest in the room?)6.Chant the Mantras along with your ids7.Pranayam ! Breathing "#ercises

    8.Surya $amasar (Salutations to Sun)9.Peace %oom& Peace Corner ( With 'istorting Mirrors and

    anti an#iety oys)10. Wall of ove and *ear11. Wall of *ame12. Wall of +ratitude13. +et a ,o--y14. %ain 'ance15. %ain S.orts16. Search / *ind a .lace in the Ma.17. Blindfold +ames18. %oc Clim-ing

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    19. Swimming Pool +ames20. %un 0ertical21. 'ar 'en with lights22. 1ther Activities

    Punching Bag+et a serious professional $ag, that child once a day can punch, hithard and *et it All ut-.hildren should $e taught that its o% to feel emotions Do not allo"the children to 'ght emotions, run a"ay from them, or $loc% themout

    MeditationIf every eight year old in the "orld is taught meditation, "e "ill

    eliminate violence from the "orld "ithin one generation

    /editation "ith $oth open or closed eyes are good (or lesserdistractions, teach the %ids to medicate "ith closed eyes

    (or 0est 1esults23 1oom 2 Sit in dar% room, "ith no sounds and no lights4 *ight 2 5eep one single red $ul$6 Time 2 Start "ith 37 minutes and progressively increment to 67mins

    8 #lace 2 Set a 'x place to sit !uietly, and set a 'x time in the day9 #osition 2 (old your legs "hile in sitting position, "ith your spineupright :nsure the child is comforta$le(irst fe" times, you may have to monitor the child; Sound 2 Silence is $liss If your child 'nds it uncomforta$le, #lay a$ac%ground music of "aterfall or seashore

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    Body MassageIts most e@ective tool to re$ond, relax and distress your childA good oil massage has proven to strengthen the dopamine levels,lo"er stress hormone levels, thus improving the sleeppatterns andreducing the anxietyInitially, it can $e a struggle to get your child to lie do"n peacefully0ut after the massage, he she "ill see the di@erence

    (or $est results 2Atmosphere 2 Dim lights, right aroma in the room, and "armmassage oil

    >ou can play soft sounds B such as / chants, "ater falls, or forests

    sounds in the $ac%ground It "ill ta%e fe" trials, to 'nd out "hatcalms the childTry to %eep the silence in the room Spea% softly, if needed to0oth of the parents can perform a $ody massage for the child(ather can do the head C foot massage, "hile mother "or%s on therest of the $ody

    Chant the Mantras along with your ids5ids love to sing .hanting improves focus and concentration and

    has po"erful e@ects on $rain developmentInitially start "ith simple / mantra As% the child ma%e di@erentsounds of / It should $e a fun exercise/ in

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    #ranayam is a practice concerned "ith $reath controlThoughts leads to feelings "hich a@ect the $ehaviour and mood1esearch has sho"n that practicing #ranayam can help treat anxietyand emotional distress

    Surya $amasar (Salutations to Sun)0est exercise to improve all aspects of the $ody, health, "eight,focus, digestions, sleep, anxiety

    Its "ell %no"n as allBinBone exercise A periodic practice of this onesingle exercise "ill "ipe of all anxiety and health issues, and hasmuch deeper relaxing e@ect than any other exercise

    Its recommended to $e performed on an empty stomach

    Standing on the head ( Shirshasana)5ids 'nd this interesting /oreover, the very fact that most parentsaren&t a$le to do as s"iftly as their children, it $oosts their ego, at(3B.ar speed

    1emem$er to start small As a $eginner, try to ma%e your child toremain in this position for at least 67 seconds C release slo"ly

    Warm BathA "arm $ath is relaxing (or $etter results, light some candles, add afe" nice scents, and $e present "ith the child Have lesserdistractions*et the child tal% >ou "ill only listen

    Peace %oom& Peace Corner.reate an AntiBAnxiety corner for the child This room should $e'lled "ith antiBanxiety toys such

    #lain /irrorB at the entrance, so the child sees his her face in themoment of anger or frustrations Eust li%e adult, they are verypeculiar of they loo% and perceived

    Distorting /irror B A distorting mirror or funhouse mirror or Acurved mirror is a mirror "ith a curved re)ecting surface Apleasant "ay to ma%e the child forget everything that Fusthappened

    (idgeting toys .ool Do"n .u$es 2 *et the child "rite his Gcool do"nG strategy on

    each ice cu$e He can "rite his feelings on each cu$e and latershare "ith his parents or counsellor

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    Dim *ights /agnetic /ae B Its a "onderful tool for %ids to trace "ith their

    'ngers (loor /ae or *a$yrinth B .reate a /ae li%e structure on the )oor

    the child "al% through the paths and routes to the center and$ac%

    >ou could choose to do a mae or a *a$yrinth A mae is complex$ranching pule "ith multiple choices of path and direction , "hile*a$yrinth is single $ranching path B $oth leads to the centre

    0oth are e@ective methods to cool do"n the child and increase hisfocus

    'ar 'en with lightsNothing li%e a small space of your dar%, s"eet aroma, andenchanting lightsIf you cannot ta%e your child out for some adventure, this is $est"ay for him to escape from his fear, anxiety A space he calls hiso"n Den that can $loc% day light or tu$e lights coloured light o$Fects such as $alls that emit mutil colour lights 5ids proFector to proFect stars, moon, solar system 0ac%ground music for e@ect

    Wall of ove and *ear

    Eust li%e a "all of fame, you could have a corner in a room, "hereyou and he can share feelings /ost of the time, children prefer notto tal% a$out it "ith adults

    (or 0est 1esults2

    3 .hild can "rite do"n "hat could have the parent done $etter inthat situation =hat upset himher

    4 In 1esponse, #arent Teacher can "rite do"n "hat they "ereexpecting out of child, and the cause of sadness or disappointment

    6 0e Su$tle se assertive, positive and armative "ords

    8 #ut Smilies and Stars for "hat "as good pertaining to that speci'csituation

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    My Wall of *ame

    Dedicate a "all for your child to paint and dra", and expressemotions through colours

    =hen it comes to this speci'c "all, you should have no rules

    Wall of +ratitude

    This one "or%ed for %ids in our family very "ell

    3 Ta%e pictures of %ids from streets, "ithout food, shelter, orpictures from orphanage

    4 #aste the pictures on "all

    6 *et the child loo% through them once in a "hile, and then "rite atleast 3 thing every day that they feel than%ful a$out8 /a%e mar%ings against the very thing, that the child is than%fula$out more than once

    ,o--yThere is al"ays something out there for every single one of us asescape mechanism

    No video games- thats not a ho$$y, $ut an addiction, and "illcertainly "or% to drive up the dopamine levels

    =e are referring to ho$$ies that specially help one calm do"n

    Introduce a ho$$y, that child $e passionate a$out

    Some 'nd it in 2 *ong drive or .ycling 1unning Eigsa" #ules Sudo%u /usic Dance Dra"ing /ountain $i%ing

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    0as%et$all Soccer .ric%et #lay Drums piano or any instrument

    /oreover, Social .ircle 2 Ho$$ies can lead you to a ne" social circle for

    yourself and your %ids Improves /emory 2 According to #sychological Science studies,

    mentallyBchallenging ho$$ies have sho"ed signi'cant gains inmemory

    High level of engagement 2 #astime o@ers the time and space torelaxIts a state of mind )o"It can put us in a nearBmeditativestate Developing these moments a person feels more content

    "ith their life 1eplace negative emotions 2 As the child develops expertise, it "ill

    $e the $est escape mechanism from stress and strongemotions

    :nhances a sense of pride and Foy 2 .hild is fully engaged in "hathe is doing that he "ill lose trac% of time and temporary relieffrom stress Ho$$ies provide a direct route to passion, sense of$elonging and $oosts self esteem

    ther group or family activities 2

    %ain 'ance

    %ain S.orts

    Search / *ind a .lace in the Ma.=ith $unch of %ids together, a speci'c city is as%ed to 'nd in a largemap hint such as state name, name of the country, National animal,or )ag is provided

    Timer is provided The 'rst team 'nd it in time get the points

    0ene'ts 2 Attention to details /emory S%ills Improve the IJ Team "or% B 5ids come up "ith a strategy on ho" to perform the

    search in the given time /ost divide the tas%s among teammem$ers "hile search is $eing done

    (or $est results25eep the teams small 4B8 children max

    se an Hour +lass or Sand time K they come in di@erent colours,fancy designs and times limits such 3 min, 6 min, 9 min, or even 67

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    Blindfold +amesThis has $een a part of team $uilding activities for many years The$lindfolded person has to rely upon a sighted person to lead andhelp the $lindfolded person succeed This is good exercise in schoolsand at home for developing communication "ith peers si$lings, andlearn to trust each other in group or proFect "or%s

    Traditional games such as Pin the Tail on the Donkey 2 :ither dra" the outline of a don%ey

    or paste a large picture on the "all :ach team mem$er ta%esturns to pin a tail on the don%ey "hile "earing a $lindfold0lindfolded child could Start 6 to 9metres from the dra"ing

    and can $e guided $y his partner Blindfolds line up2 (or a group of 9 to 34 0lindfold everyone in

    the group then as% them to line up in Height order 0irthday order Alpha$etic order B f 'rst name or *ast Name or $oth Shoe sie order

    %oc Clim-ingThis is possi$le if you have facilities around your area to visit once a

    month for this activity

    Swimming Pool +ames/ost ADHD ADD or DD %ids love "ater, $ut are lay to s"im

    %un 0ertical1unning up the stairs, and cloc% the time to complete Its the $est"ay to get the %ids to s"eat, and let it out and let it go