Hello everyone, thanks for joining us today.

Last time on Peace Out, Kalah the Red Panda, who is out in the mountains looking for an

ancient treasure, met a new friend, a vegetarian snow leopard named Jeff. Today we'll hear more about

Jeff and also talk about Halt, H-A-L-T. Hmm, I wonder what that stands for. We're going to start with

the calm down countdown. This helps us get our minds and bodies relaxed and ready for a story.

Sit up tall and roll your shoulders back. Place your hands on your knees or in your lap.

Close your eyes. Start to slow down your breathing. Breathe in through your nose. One,

two, three, and out through your mouth. Three, two, one, in through your nose. One,

two, three, and out through your mouth. Three, two, one. Keep doing this as I count down from 10.

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.

Take a moment here. Let's pause and just notice how we're feeling right now.

If you're feeling calm, try to really notice how your body feels right now and what feelings

you're feeling right now too. The next time you're upset, try to remember this feeling.

Maybe it'll help you calm down and then you can focus on solving the problem or making a good choice.

But what if you're upset and you don't know why? I'm going to teach you a trick that some

teachers and parents use on their kids because if they're going to use it on you, why not use it for

yourself? The trick is halt. Halt is a synonym for pause. They have a similar meaning.

We've talked about how important it is to pause every day just to take a few deep breaths

and just notice how we're feeling. Halt is also an acronym which means that each letter

stands for a different word. H. Hungry. A. Angry. L. Lonely. T. Tired. Halt.

So I mentioned that some parents or teachers will use this as a kind of trick.

If their child is upset or crying or not cooperating and not able or wanting to say why,

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