Taking deep belly breaths is just one way to help children (and grown-ups) feel calm, any time and any place. There are many imaginative ways to encourage children to breathe deeply. You might pretend to blow up a big beach ball or imagine the rise and fall of their bellies as the rise and fall of ocean waves. You might also invite them to breathe in deeply through their noses to “smell” a flower, then blow out slowly through their mouths as if blowing the seeds off a dandelion. This adult-child coloring sheet can help you relax alongside your children. Print and color the page as you bond and talk together.