Children’s Activity: Safety Circle

Emotional Safety

Feeling emotionally safe means that we have the freedom to feel creative, dream and explore. This means that we are in en environment that feels safe physically, emotionally and socially. Including; having people that we can trust, can be open and vulnerable, feel listened to and heard, show kindness to ourselves and others, have respect for ourselves and others and can establish boundaries.

Safety Circle

This week, you can download our safety circle for your older children to identify:

• A person who makes me feel safe
• A place that makes me feel safe
• A toy that makes me feel safe
• A strategy that helps me feel safe (think about regulation strategies)
• An action that helps me feel safe (consider self-soothing activities)
• A thought that helps me feel safe (consider affirmations, mantras or affirming statements)
• An activity that makes me feel safe
• A friend who makes me feel safe
• A teacher who makes me feel safe (can include support staff)

Download here 

Next steps

1. Download the sheet here 
2. Draw a picture or add a photo of the child in the centre
3. Take time to talk about what safety is and how we can tell if we feel safe
4. Talk through each segment and explore options
5. Consider with the child how they know that this is the right answer – how does it feel in their body?

 

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