Creative coping skills for teens and tweens : activities for self care and emotional support including art, yoga, and mindfulness / Bonnie Thomas.

Intro; Creative Coping Skills for Teens and Tweens: Activities for Self Care and Emotional Support including Art, Yoga and Mindfulness by Bonnie Thomas; Author's Note; 1. Introduction; Counseling adolescents; 2. Self Care; Nurturing your genetic blueprint; Eat nourishing foods and hydrate; Sleep well; Visualization for sleep; Exercise and move your body; Creative physical activity; Shake and stretch; Yoga: Mountain pose and cobra pose; Practice mindfulness; Om Pom Pom; Mindful eating; Mindful communication; Express gratitude; Gratitude Journal; Thank You Notes; Random acts of kindness

MeditateSimple meditation; Walking meditation; Manage your time; Map your time; Create free time; Plan ahead; Play; Solo play; Playful activities with friends; Have a recycled fashion show; Create an adventurous scavenger hunt; Organize a themed gathering; Have a rainbow powder fight; Go on a nighttime adventure; Embrace wonder; Create a secret hideaway; Create a Wonder Journal; Get motivated; Motivation Boards; Lifetime Wish List; Role Models; Appreciate yourself; Affirmations; The Story from these Bones; Selfies; Beyond report cards; Sharing the power of acceptance; This is my declaration

Create healthy relationshipsGreen, yellow, red behaviors; Relationship job descriptions; The Friendship Wheel; Balanced discourse; How to deal with bullying; How to say "no" and set boundaries; Build community; Finding and building your personal community; Working with community; Libraries and the community revolution; 3. Coping Skills; Breathe; Alternate nostril breathing; Patterned breathing; Blowing bubbles; The three-part breath; Try a hand mudra; Practice grounding; 5,4,3,2,1 grounding; Do a body scan; Body scan; Use distraction; General distraction activities; Look for hearts

Notice natureLook for kindness; Find faces in everyday objects; Get outside in nature; Using nature to calm; Earthing and grounding; Forest bathing; Burn off adrenaline; Release tension; Progressive muscle relaxation; Isometric exercises; Squish and squeeze; Put your feet up a wall; Take a break; Use aromatherapy; Calming lavender spray; Focus spray; Have a calming bath; Flower and herbal baths; Mineral salt baths; Foot baths; Use fidgets; Fidget spinners; Fidgets on the go; Washer necklaces; Listen to music; Music therapy activities; Use visualization; Create art; Coloring and activity books

Watercolor squaresJournaling with watercolor squares; Doodling via shape repetition; Concentric circles; Coloring and creating mandalas; Body poetry and art; Coloring with patterns; Wax and watercolor pictures; Patterned hand; The eyes have it; Spirit stones; Release what doesn't help you; Tea Wishes; Elephant picture; Dissolving paper; Reframe your thoughts; Light vs dark-A photographic story; That which Grew from the Dark; Blacked Out Words; Reframing a thought: All or Nothing Thinking; Focus on what you have control of; Ask for help; Scales; Use reminders for self-care and coping skills

Self-care planning for micro moments

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 13, 2019).

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