09/10/2026
☁️ 3 tips to help the child in your life regulate their emotions in honour of World Mental Health Day.☁️
Supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing is all about connection – especially connection to the adults in their life that they feel safe with.
It's about helping children learn to regulate their emotions with our support, rather than leaving them to figure it all out alone.
In our therapeutic support program, Children Ahead, we use a range of techniques to help the children we work with to regulate their emotions and express their feelings in healthy ways.
Discover more techniques in our free resource: https://www.alannahandmadeline.org.au/resources/world-mental-health-day-5-tips-to-help-children-regulate-their-emotions
[Image description: four purple graphics with the following text: 3 tips to help children regulate their emotions. Flower and candle breathing - Breathe in like you’re smelling a flower.
Breathe out like you’re blowing out a candle. Build connection - Look at pictures of loved ones. Play a game together. Write a letter about their feelings to a friend. 5-4-3-2-1 method. Name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, 1 thing you can taste.]
