This Calming Strategies Poster for Kids is a beautifully illustrated, pastel-themed resource packed with over 40 calming techniques to help children manage big emotions, reduce anxiety, and feel more in control. Designed with child mental health and emotional regulation in mind, this visual support tool helps children learn healthy coping skills they can use at home, in school, or in therapy.
From deep breathing exercises and counting backwards to drawing, fidget toys, and mindful movement, this poster gives children clear, age-appropriate strategies to calm their bodies and minds. The child-friendly illustrations and simple language make it easy for kids of all ages to choose a calming activity that works for them.
Popular calming techniques included:
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Take deep breaths
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Count backwards
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Say how I feel out loud
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Use fidget toys, soft toys, or sensory tools
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Wrap up in a blanket or do yoga poses
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Stretch, dance, bounce a ball, or run
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Watch calming videos or cloud gaze
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Draw, write, sing, or imagine a safe place
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Whisper calming words or try grounding techniques
This coping skills poster is perfect for:
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Calm down corners, sensory spaces and classroom wellbeing displays
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Therapists, school counsellors and social workers supporting kids’ mental health
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Parents, foster carers and family support workers managing emotional outbursts
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SEND and nurture group settings supporting emotional regulation in children
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Home learning and daily routines to help children self-soothe and stay focused
This self-regulation poster for children helps kids understand that it is okay to feel overwhelmed, and that there are safe, practical ways to cope. It promotes independence, emotional resilience, and positive behaviour through visual reminders children can return to again and again.
Print, laminate or display it anywhere children need support to pause, reflect, and choose a calming activity.
