...Your Calm?
How Do You Find
our Calm?
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Children have unique ways of finding their calm. For some, it's about resetting and escaping their surroundings to find inner peace. This could mean playing a game on their phone or listening to music while reading a good book. Nature and animals are also soothing for some, like when Aidan (age 11) meditates with an image of a turtle. For others, it's about being with their dog or creating art to express themselves. Kylie (age 9) finds calmness by getting enough sleep or taking naps, and Georgia (age 6) enjoys a peaceful place in her imagination. Everyone has a different way of finding their happy place, and it's essential to listen to children and support them in finding what works best for them.
Samira Karimova
“I meditate and think about hugging my mom.”
- Cinar M., age 5, Oakville
“I find my calm by creating art. Anytime I get anxious, or even when I’m happy, I use art as my form of expression. Sometimes I like to journal or listen to music, but I find painting the best way to cope with my emotions Using different colours, textures and techniques all play a role in helping me connect and express with my art. Sometimes I’ll even go outside in nature or to parks to do art as these are the things that help me regain my calm.”
- Naomi L., age 18, Mississauga
“I go to my peaceful place which is all in my imagination. I get calm by lying down in a flower bed and sitting down for dinner in my imaginary treehouse.”
– Georgia R., age 6, Toronto
Child’s drawing of a forest with a child laying down beside flowers
Georgia, age 6, Toronto
“Being calm to me means resetting and finding my happy place, and escaping my surroundings to find inner peace. Everyone has a different happy place. Mine just so happens to be playing subway surfers and blasting my favourite music in my ears. I find that I can escape my problems and everything bothering my by simply escaping through my phone. I also find inner peace by listening to soft French music and reading a good book. Finding calmness through a book all ways gets my mind off whatever I am worried about.”
– Razan A., age 14, Toronto
“I find my calm when I am with my dogs.”
- Katelyn T., age 12, Mississauga
Two turtles meditating
Aidan, age 11, Markham
A sleeping dog under the words “nap time”
Kylie T., age 9, Markham
“Painting makes me happy. I paint with many colours.”
- Ezra A., age 4, Toronto
Blue design on yellow paper
Ezra, age 4, Toronto
Blue, red, and white shapes
