The book from the series "Gaston's Emotions" will introduce the child and his parents to the state in which the child receives too much of an impression.
At such moments, the baby loses control, gets into a frenzy, his motor activity increases, and he finds it difficult to cope with this state. The book will tell the little reader that this is a completely natural reaction that is easy to control: this feeling can be expressed through movements, physical activity, words and sounds that are not dangerous for oneself and others.
This book will also explain to parents how to help their child cope with his or her intense energy and gain control over their emotions.
The book "Gaston Overexcited" is a great way to spend time with your baby in an interesting and useful way.
The child will learn about the state of overexcitation and will learn to cope with this feeling through a special exercise that combines visualization (imagining one’s state as a spring), breathing practice and physical activity that helps relieve tension in the body.
A fairly accurate image for this emotional state is a spring that is constantly in motion. It is not for nothing that it is recommended for the child to imagine it while doing the exercise. Moreover, it is also necessary to “work” with color. The red spring is a symbol of overexcitement, an excess of emotions. As a result of the exercise, it turns blue, which symbolizes calm and a more even emotional state.
So, the child closes his eyes, this already helps to immerse himself in himself and prepare for the exercise. Then he needs to imagine a red spring (draw his irrepressible emotion in his imagination) and take a deep breath, letting calmness into his tummy along with the air. The child mentally leaves calmness in his tummy, and gently exhales air through his mouth. Then, holding his breath for a while and leaning forward, you need to inflate and deflate your tummy several times, gently tensing and relaxing the muscles. At this time, the energy spring “calms down”. After this, the child rises, straightens up and calmly breathes through his nose. The spring inside changes color from red to blue. This is a rather complex exercise that helps to balance the emotional state, calm down, preserving energy, direct it, “tame” it.
Some children easily imagine a spring, while others may have difficulty at first - this is normal and does not greatly affect the effectiveness of the entire exercise. The ability to visualize your emotions comes with practice.
The exercise is repeated three times to consolidate the effect, since not all children can do it correctly the first time. After the exercise, a state of calm joy and fulfillment sets in, movements cease to be chaotic, breathing evens out. And the energy can be directed into a peaceful channel: doing things, helping parents, cleaning up toys, etc. This exercise can also be done before bed, when you need to calm down, and the child still has a lot of unspent energy, and he jumps around the room in delight. The child, together with Gaston, lived through his emotion, coped with it and found peace again!
Recommended reader age: 3+
Author: Shien Sho Shin Aurelie
Artist: Shien Sho Shin Aurelie
Translation: Marina Shepeleva
Year of release: 2021
Publisher: Mann, Ivanov and Ferber
Pages: 26
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 167x167x8 mm
ISBN: 978-5-00146-885-1