Try These Games To Create Emotionally Healthy Children In the time when we use tablets to calm our children, it becomes even more vital to train our children in mindfulness and relaxation techniques. We can do this through games that, while developing resources for children’s lives, also allow them to have fun. So, given that we live in a society that encourages haste, quick stimuli, and instant gratification, it is of the utmost importance that we have at hand resources that favor and teach greater self-control. Thus, based on this premise, we have compiled in this article some games that serve as relaxation techniques for your children, being those in your family or not. Let’s see what they consist of:   1. Blow the candle! This game consists of learning how to breathe deeply, that is, taking a breath through the nose, inflating the belly, and slowly expelling the air as we blow the candle with the intention of erasing it. As soon as the child understands the instructions, we ask her to sit on a chair two meters from the candle, which will be lit on a table. The child cannot stand or lean, so we hope he cannot put out the candle. So, we approached the table chair about a half meter. We will move the chair forward gradually until the child is able to extinguish the candle. Thus, we will have a game of about 5 minutes in which the child will acquire the ability to breathe deeply.   2. The Balloon Game The balloon technique is a beautiful game that helps us to foster relaxation through proper breathing. What will we need? Just a big space and many colorful balloons. What should we do? Fill a balloon until it explodes, then fill another and expel the...

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