Can coloring really help to ease a child’s tension? You might be asking, why would a child have tension. Let’s face it, it’s not the 70’s anymore! With so much technology being thrown at our children, this alone can help to actually increase their tension and stress levels!
It can help to reduce stress and anxiety!
Coloring has the ability to relax the fear center of your brain, the amygdala.
It actually induces the same state as meditating by reducing the thoughts of a restless mind. This generates mindfulness and quietness, which allows your mind to get some rest after a long day at school, yes, even elementary school can be so stressful for kids.
Did you also know that it can help to improve sleep, as well!
We know we get a better night’s sleep when avoiding engaging with electronics at night, because exposure to the emitted light reduces your levels of the sleep hormone, melatonin.
Coloring is a relaxing and electronic-free bedtime ritual that won’t disturb your level of melatonin!
It also helps to improve your focus!
Coloring requires you to focus, but not so much that it’s stressful. It opens up your frontal lobe, which controls organizing and problem solving, and allows you to put everything else aside and live in the moment, generating focus.
You don’t have to be an expert artist to color! If you’re looking for an uplifting way to unwind with your kids, after a stressful day at school, coloring will surely do the trick.
Pick something that you both like and color it however you wish!
Free Coloring Pages coming soon!
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