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  1. Check this video out -- We "R" Above http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ4dV1jxcOI
  2. Help children learn to read their body signals and let off steam. Teach balloon breaths and similar breathing techniques/movements.
  3. Use imagination as a coping skill to teach children how to relax. Describe "tense" like the tin man & "relaxed" like a Raggedy Ann doll.
  4. For supporting a child with emotional needs, teach him/her to delay responses (stop, think, act)
  5. For supporting a child with emotional needs, break down rules & expectations because what makes sense to an adult may be abstract to a kid
  6. Self-talk dialogue involves teaching children to say words to themselves to help them calm down.
  7. Children often say "I don't know" when feeling defeated/out-of-control. Encourage kids to see "I don't know" as the beginning & not the end
  8. For supporting a child with emotional needs, help them learn to rephrase a problem they are having
  9. Signing Santa takes calls from people with hearing impairments http://bit.ly/66U8f5
  10. Student multimedia campaign wins disability-awareness prize! http://bit.ly/5DQqkx
  11. RT @RedCross: 12 Days of Holiday Safety: Prep your car with blanket, compass, tire repair kit, clothing, flare http://bit.ly/8AryGd
  12. Some common compulsions: hand washing, touching objects, closing/opening doors & cabinets, counting & repeating words or phrases silently
  13. Along with intrusive thoughts, OCD also involved repeated behaviors (compulsions)
  14. Collaborate with the child's family to find out what types of strategies they use with their child.
  15. Support children w/bipolar disorder by establishing a consistent routine/ structure, offering choices & child-directed activities.
  16. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder involves recurrent intrusive thoughts. Intrusive thoughts: persistent ideas, thoughts, impulses or images
  17. Remind a child of the relaxation techniques when you notice him or her becoming frustrated or agitated.
  18. Generalized anxiety disorder in children utilizes relaxation exercises and teaching children to use positive self-talk.
  19. Strategies for supporting a child w/bipolar disorder in a program setting center around relaxation & behavior support techniques
  20. Children with bipolar disorder often experience an ongoing, continuous mood disturbance that is a mix of mania and depression.