How to calm children with a drawing on the hand: a sweet gimmick from a mother
It is not easy to understand how to calm children down.
Their eyes are not used to seeing the dark, so the darkness becomes chilling, their ears do not understand the reason for a fight and every scream is unbearable.
Everything can scare a child, everything is magnified by his little eyes: monsters are under the bed, behind the words, at the bottom of the bowl of soup.
There are fears you didn't even know existed and others you can't understand.
Often, a hug is enough to chase away monsters and fears.
But what happens when there is no one to hug?
This mom has found a solution to calm her child who is terrified of thunderstorms.
Now, when she is at school and it starts to rain, she just needs to look at her hand to feel safer.
Mom shared her photograph on the Relax Kids Tamworth Facebook page and explained its meaning.
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"If your child is afraid of separation or new situations - like going to school, kindergarten or a friend's house - this can help. Many things scare my daughter, especially thunderstorms "
One rainy morning, her mother says, the little girl got very upset: she began to behave strangely and was more upset every minute. So much so that he asked his mother to stay home. Confident that staying at home would only be a momentary situation, she took a marker and made her daughter sit down.
"I drew a heart and a sun on both of our hands and explained to her that if she still felt upset, it would be enough for her to look at the hand to understand that, despite the rain, the sun would still - and forever - shine. in his hand and in his heart. "
"Her tears gave way to a big smile. Small gestures like these are a great way to lower your anxiety levels and maintain a connection throughout the day."
