Staying calm helps people handle stress and challenges in a healthy way. When you choose to calm down before responding to a difficult situation, you’re more likely to make better choices.
The Ways to Stay Calm poster provides simple and effective strategies for feeling positive. It lists easy-to-follow techniques like deep breathing, mindful movement, and grounding exercises. Clients can practice each method in different environments — whether they’re at home or in school.
Having this as a daily reference can help kids and teens build habits that support their mental health and well-being. They can take a moment each morning or before stressful situations to practice a calming technique. Parents and caregivers can start a “calm down challenge” where kids try different techniques each day and share which ones work best for them.
For additional calm down strategies caring adults can explore our coping skills worksheets and handouts.
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References:
- Alpert, J. S. (2022). Suggestions for remaining calm and balanced during high stress times. The American Journal of Medicine, 135(3), 269-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.12.001
- Hamdani, S. U., Zill-E-Huma, N., Zafar, S. W., Suleman, N., Um-Ul-Baneen, N., Waqas, A., & Rahman, A. (2022). Effectiveness of relaxation techniques ‘as an active ingredient of psychological interventions’ to reduce distress, anxiety and depression in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-022-00541-y
