The Mental Emotional Health Blog

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Take care of yourself!

When is the last time you played like a child? There is something about being silly (within reason) and carefree that can serve as a nice distraction from daily burdens. The next time you need to relax or unwind a little, try one of the following “kid” activities:

• Draw a picture of somewhere you want to go, or a wish you have.
• Find a playground and go on the swings, close your eyes as you feel yourself being rocked back and forth as you swing.
• Wish on a star.
• Lay down on the ground and find shapes in the clouds.
• Buy some comfy sleeper pajamas for the winter, the kind with feet in them.
• Sing.
• Read a children’s book.
• Buy some Oreos, stack 3 on top of each other, dunk them in milk and eat them.