绘本《when I feel angry》告诉孩子们，生气是一种情绪，这种感受feeling并不会伤害到自己或是别人，但是生气时行动doing，做出来的一些事情（打，骂，踢，抓，）说出来一些很严重的话语就会给自己和别人的心灵，身体都带来不可弥补的伤害。
我找了很久是否有一种对孩子很有效的方法，帮助他们在焦虑，生气的第一时间可以让自己平静下来。今天给大家介绍 lazy 8 呼吸法。
很简单，指导孩子用手顺着箭头的方向画8字，先从中间开始向左画一个圆，吸气；然后再向右画一个圆呼气。
幼儿园小一点的孩子，让家长或是老师用A4纸打印出来，示范给他们看怎么操作。大一点的孩子，试过几次后就可以在心里，或是用手放进自己的衣服口袋里默默地画这个8了。
以下内容，喜欢的朋友fast reading
Why does the Lazy 8 Breathing technique work for us?<br>There are two reasons why the Lazy 8 Breathing exercise works so well for us:
-it removes the focus from the anger or anxiety outburst, moving the attention towards a totally different activity
-this new activity requires concentration and precision. Tracing the shape requires visual-motor coordination (the ability to coordinate vision with the movements of the body or parts of the body), the kid needs to coordinate his vision with the movement of his hand/finger tracing the shape. If your child has issues with hand-eye coordination or fine motor skills, this type of exercise will require a certain effort. But I think this is partly why it works so well for us. It requires him to completely redirect his attention and efforts into the Lazy 8 Breathing exercise.
Lazy 8 Breathing: Other benefits
It is a technique that you can perform easily and discreetly anywhere. At home, we have a laminated A4 sheet, but you can carry a reduced version in your wallet and use it when you are away from home. And if your kid is a bit older than mine (and less troublesome!) he can probably carry it in his pocket.
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