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Lovely Ways To Calm Down

January 5, 2020 by Alice 16 Comments

Help the whole family calm down and find happiness with these simple tips #parenting #calm #happiness #tantrums #yelling #behaviour
We’re winding each other up.

Pushing each other’s buttons.

As only family can.

Until we’re on the ceiling.

Screaming blue murder. And worse.

And somehow blaming our kids.

BECAUSE they won’t calm down.

They can’t calm down.

When truly it’s all of us, wound so tight with the endless hurry scurry of a world that’s demands we’re busy. All the time.

And that’s why they don’t work.

For MOST of us.

All those calm down methods. You suddenly need a special qualification. Or a class. Or training for.

They just become another excuse to get busy.

To complicate stuff.

Yoga. Mindfulness. Meditation.

Whatever the latest thing is …

When ALL we ALL need is simple.

All we all need is enough time TOGETHER to feel the calm and joy of:

  • Being in the moment
  • Soothing ourselves physically with repetitive work
  • Balancing our bodies
  • Belonging to each other

And how do we do that?

NOT with fancy exercises.

Just old school. Peeling spuds. Washing the car. Climbing trees.

Together.

NOT as chores to be ticked off on some ghastly chart.

And artificially rewarded.

But as a whole family.

All up close. Tight.

And MINUS our phones!

All we need is to sprinkle a handful of these into every single day …

30 Lovely Ways To Calm Down Together

  • Wash the car
  • Brush up leaves
  • Clean the windows
  • Climb trees
  • Knead pizza dough
  • Roll pastry
  • Play hide and seek
  • Plant seeds
  • Ride bikes
  • Sand some old furniture
  • Peel potatoes
  • Sweep the floor
  • Balance on walls
  • Brush the dog
  • Cut out cookies
  • Pod peas
  • Play hopscotch
  • Wash up by hand
  • Scrape carrots
  • Feed the birds
  • Make crumble
  • Sing an epic song – one everyone knows that goes on and on 🙂
  • Walk the block
  • Pick fruit
  • Mow the lawn
  • Skip
  • Dust the shelves
  • Play clapping games
  • Polish furniture
  • Play an old, well loved, battered board game you all know and loves

Five minutes here. Ten minutes there.

Without any fancy preparation.

Or fuss. And bother. And faffing.

Without books. Or guides. Or tutorials.

Naturally.

And then we can sit back and watch calm grow …

Don’t believe me?

Think it sounds like nonsense?

Well. There’s science behind it all. Huge loads of it.

So try it … because it’s easy.

And you never know.

I might just be on to something.

And with very little effort.

The whole family could be a whole lot calmer.

And a whole lot happier.

Deep down inside.

Seriously. I hope this helps.

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Photos: Party with Friends – Happy Life by Marco Verch and kids drawing by verkeorg and boy with flower by rawpixel under Creative Commons 2.0

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Comments

  1. Beatriz says

    June 19, 2018 at 12:04 pm

    Loved your post. Thanks so much for sharing it!

    Reply
    • Alice says

      June 19, 2018 at 12:17 pm

      That’s so lovely to hear. Thank you for letting me know x

      Reply
  2. Shayla says

    July 30, 2018 at 9:13 pm

    Excellent ideas! Thanks for sharing <3

    Reply
    • Alice says

      August 2, 2018 at 5:03 pm

      So glad you liked them Shayla. They’re so simple but have really made a difference to us.

      Reply
  3. Sue says

    August 4, 2018 at 3:27 am

    First post in a long time that I absolutely love!!!!!
    Short, sweet, to the point, and sooo easy to read!!
    Super gifted!

    Reply
    • Alice says

      August 5, 2018 at 3:01 pm

      That’s so lovely to hear Sue and very kind. You really put a smile on my face x

      Reply

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