Autism Soccer: The Best Techniques to Calm Your Children

You, as a parent, are responsible for helping them handle their emotions.

When children are under 5 years old tend to express their emotions in a less than productive way -although there are cases where this does not occur-. Among those emotions are: crying, pouting, ranting and so many other ways of expressing. And while it is normal for children to feel them, you, as parents and caretakers, need to take an extra step to help your kids become once again the ones who have control of how they feel. That’s why I want to share with you some tips to calm them down and let them express their emotions in a more controlled way.

First, you need to know as a parent how to prepare yourself for any problem your children may have. We know how difficult it can be to take care of them properly when they feel particularly aggressive or when they start crying wildly. But remember that it is you who make the last decision to give them a better education and teach them how to be better people.

That being said, let’s give you the best tips to calm your children:

Put yourself in their level: Children’s number one complaint is that adults don’t understand them. In fact, this is true! To avoid this situation, put yourself on their level, visually. Get on you knees or sit them on a high chair to be at the same visual level.

Make them elaborate: Putting their emotions into words is a great way to calm them down. Ranting and expressing themselves is one of the easiest ways to lower their stress levels.

Teach them how to breathe: Making them breathe is a great way to let them focus on themselves. This has to be done carefully; my suggestion? Make them put their hands on a surface or on your shoulders to calm down.

Be their model to follow: Teach children with your own behavior. Control your anger or frustration and express yourself in a coherent way. Do not have negative discussions or attitudes in front of them

Here are some tips you can use to make your children have a better and healthier behavior for you and for themselves. Remember that controlling your kids’ emotions will give them the ability to be more productive and positive in their day-to-day. To help them get rid of bad emotions that might plague them, there’s nothing better than sports, like the ones offered by Autism Soccer. Playing a sport will not only help them achieve their goals, but also increase their participation in group activities with a creative setting.