Stress Relief for Kids: Taming Your Dragons
by Martha Belknap
Category: Education

Creative relaxation activities for home and school Stress Relief for Kids is a prescription for growth. Anyone who interacts with kids can find new ways to guide them through the maze of today's heavy stress. Teachers: struggling with a classroom full of unruly kids after recess? Therapists: looking for a way to teach relaxation skills to children? Parents: having trouble getting the kids into bed at night? Stress Relief for Kids gives children tools to cope with stress in all areas of their lives. On the playground with the school bully At home with siblings In the classroom with difficult tasks After school with peer pressures Easily adaptable to multiple scenarios, scripts and activities lead naturally to creative writing and/or art experiences. Ms. Belknap includes suggestions to take seasoned presenters to a new level of excellence or guide new practitioners successfully through their first effort. Through these creative relaxation activities children learn to direct themselves and each other to a better place. About the author: Martha Belknap, M.A., has had 45 years of teaching experience with children and adults of diverse cultures. Currently she shares her dragon activities with children in music classes at two Montessori schools. She teaches the same ideas to Mexican women in English as a Second Language classes and includes similar principles in training workshops for prospective yoga teachers.