6 books that can help calm anxiety

The Book Bub Blog featured six books that can help calm anxiety.

Now that is a type of Biblio-therapy.

Check them out here:

https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2016/05/31/books-to-help-relieve-anxiety/

Use a soft voice when helping children

Use a soft tone of voice

Huffington post featured an article in 2013, that yelling at kids could be as harmful as physical discipline.

Read about it here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/yelling-at-kids_n_3875832.html 

replace time-out chair with calming corner

CreativeChild.com has an article that argues parents should replace the time out chair with a calm down area.

As a child advocate, I agree with this.

I’d add that the calm down area should have sensory items to help the child to relax and self-soothe.

http://www.creativechild.com/articles/view/parenting-replace-the-time-out-chair-for-a-calm-down-area 

Sniffing rosemary - increase memory

Do you or any RTs you know provide aroma therapy?

There are a lot of mindfulness based trainings (DBT focused) that use aromas to help bring mindfulness.

There are also health benefits for some aromas.

I personally use lavender at night to help me relax.

Here is an interesting article by healthy holistic living on how sniffing rosemary can increase memory.

Read about it here:

http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/sniffing-rosemary-can-increase-memory-75.html 

Drinks that can help calm

Rec. Therapists might be interested in this list of drinks that claim to calm people.

I noticed that my favorite drink, coffee, was not on the list. (Laugh aloud). It has a lot caffeine. Over the years, my tolerance for caffeine has become high. In fact, I can drink a few cups and take a nap. That probably isn't a good thing.

You can see the drinks listed at this Fox News health article:

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/01/19/8-drinks-that-calm/?intcmp=features