Somatic Coping Skills

Description

Big feelings need safe outlets, and embodied support.

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These Somatic Coping Skills for Kids cards are a fun, accessible, and calming resource designed to help children move through anxiety, overwhelm, restlessness, or big emotions using their own bodies. Grounded in trauma-informed somatic practices, each card offers a simple, engaging exercise to bring kids back into a state of balance.

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Perfect for parents, teachers, therapists, or wellness practitioners, this printable deck empowers children to build emotional awareness and self-regulation through movement, breath, and play.

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• Body-Based Tools for Emotional Regulation: Helps children shift from stress or dysregulation into calm and connection using movement, breath, and sensory grounding.

• Kid-Friendly Language & Instructions: Simple, playful prompts like “Stomp Stomp Blow Blow” make practices easy to remember and fun to use.

• Printable & Reusable: Print them as cards, posters, or create a calming corner toolkit at home or school.

• Therapist & Educator Approved: Ideal for use in classrooms, therapy sessions, or at home to support emotional learning and nervous system health.

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What’s Included

• A set of 30 Printable Somatic Cards with printing instructions.

• Easy-to-Follow Exercises like:

  • Stomp Stomp Blow Blow: Stomp your right foot. Stomp your left. Take a deep breath and blow out hard. Repeat 3x.

  • Butterfly Hugs

  • Animal Shakes

  • Hand on Heart Breathing

• Beautifully designed and ready to print as cards, posters, or activity prompts.

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“When children learn to feel safe in their bodies, they unlock resilience that lasts a lifetime.”