– Goaway for a while, to a place where you feel safe and comfortable.

– Getoutside as much as you can, walk, run, climb, jump.

– Keepsomething in your hand to fiddle with.

– Siton a cushion or pilates ball so you can change positions.

– Lieon your stomach and work, stand and work, write against the wall.

– Weara weighted vest, put something heavy on your lap, or carry a backpack.

– Sitin a rocking chair.

– Chewon something (there are special chew toys for older children.

– Drinkwater through a straw.

– Smellsomething.

Movements:

– Wall pressure : Stand with your palms against a wall and press as if you wanted to move the wall for 5-10 seconds.

– Superman : Lie on your stomach on the floor, lifting both hands and feet off the floor.

– Star jump : Stand on the floor, jump up and at the same time stretch out your legs and arms so that you look like an X. Star jumps allow you to get excess energy out of your legs and arms.

– Movements that involve pushing or carrying something heavy, pulling, lifting or hanging calm the nervous system. Any exercise that involves pushing or pulling is both calming and activating in a positive way.

– Finger tug-of-war : Hold your hands in front of you with one palm up and one palm down facing each other. Let your fingers interlock and then pull your fingers apart as much as you can. Hold like this for 10 seconds. As you do this, think that you are pulling all the bad feelings out of you. Keep pulling until you feel that all the bad feelings have come out.

– Press your palms together: Press your palms together as much as you can for 5-10 seconds.