Tea Party Break

🌈 “The Tiny Tea Party Trick” ☕🍓

When you feel like you're going to burst from frustration:

1. Pause and Whisper: Say quietly to yourself, "I need a tiny tea party break."

2. Set it up: Grab a little cup, your favourite snack (like a cracker or a strawberry), and a soft toy or figure you love.

3. Invite your guest: Sit down with your toy and pretend you’re having a calm, fancy tea party together.

4. Talk kindly: Tell your toy how you feel. Say, "I'm upset because..." and let them “listen” without interrupting.

5. Sip, nibble, breathe: Take a slow sip or bite, take three deep “flower breaths” (in like you're smelling a flower, out like you’re blowing a leaf), and remind yourself: "I’m safe. I can feel better soon."

🌟 Why it works: It gives your brain a fun, quiet game to focus on while helping your feelings calm down gently—like a warm hug in your imagination. And your soft toy will be proud of you for being so brave. 💕

Flower Breaths

Imagine a pretty flower in your mind—a rose, a daisy, any flower you love.

Hold your hands together in front of you like you’re cupping the flower.

Breathe in slowly through your nose, as if you’re smelling that flower. Count “1–2–3” in your head.

Breathe out gently through your mouth, like you’re blowing a soft petal off the bloom. Count “1–2–3–4.”

Repeat until you feel calmer—usually 5 flower breaths is plenty.

Don't Bump Into Anger!

Imagine you’re wearing an invisible helmet. Whenever you bump your head on a doorway, picture that helmet taking the hit—so you’re actually okay underneath.

Pause and place a hand on your chest. Feel your heartbeat. This little pause helps your brain switch from “angry” to “okay.”

Polish your helmet with deep breaths.

• Breathe in slowly to a count of four (“1… 2… 3… 4”),

• Breathe out to a count of four (“1… 2… 3… 4”).

• As you breathe out, whisper or think, “Polish, polish, shiny shield!”

Celebrate your shiny helmet! Give yourself a tiny fist pump or a silly spin—because you just turned a bump into a moment of calm (and mini victory!).

Angry Ninja - Tips For Anger

Feeling angry? Try the 1 + 3 + 10 technique, and then say these phrases for these difficult situations:

• Pressing The Wrong App: "I am angry and upset because I pressed the wrong app."
• Nearly clicking on another Google Calendar event by mistake: "I was almost angry and upset because I clicked on another event on Google Calendar."
• Confusion over headphones: "I'm nearly angry and confused over the kerfuffle which tells me which headphones were mine."
• Wrong images on an AI chat: "I am upset because (name of AI chatbot) won't show me images of (name of subject) as requested."
• When a family member sneezes a JUMPSCARE of a sneeze: "I was about to be angry because [family member] sneezed and made me jump, but if I wear my ear defenders, none of this would happen."