Indecision

Peace Out Podcast

Chanel Tsang

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2017

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Decisions, decisions! Why is it so difficult to make a choice sometimes? In this relaxation story we explore the feeling of indecision and talk about ways to make the decision-making process easier for kids as we do gentle breathing and movement exercises.

A relaxation story for children ages 5 – 12

Questions:

What is a big decision that you had to make recently? How did you come to that decision? If you’re having trouble making a decision, can you think of at least one grown up that you trust that can help you narrow down your choices and work it out? What is a decision that you are facing now? Do you know what you’re going to do? If you’re not sure, can one of the tips we talked about today help? (narrow choices to two, thinking about why you want to do this, thinking about the consequences of the two choices).

Sources:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-prime/200910/parenting-decision-making

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/renee-jain/help-your-kids-avoid-the-indecision-blues_b_4064633.html

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, no, hmm. Hey there. No, that's not good either. Hi guys. Oh, no.
0:28.0	Greetings and salutations. Doesn't that one already?
0:35.0	Okay, well, it's time to start, so I'll just say welcome to peace out. Stories for calming down and relaxation.
0:46.0	My name is Chanel and I just couldn't decide on how to greet you today.
0:53.0	There are just so many ways to say hello and in so many beautiful languages too.
1:00.0	Good morning.
1:12.0	That's why it was so hard to decide. There are just so many choices.
1:18.0	Sometimes having a lot of choices is a good thing so that there's something that is right for everyone.
1:25.0	But sometimes it can feel like too much to handle and then we end up feeling frustrated when it feels too hard to make a choice.
1:35.0	That's indecision, being unable to decide.
1:42.0	But before we get into all the different choices, let's start with the calm down countdown.
1:49.0	Start by sitting in a comfortable position. Place your hands on your knees.
2:16.0	Sit up tall and roll your shoulders back. Close your eyes.
2:27.0	Take a deep breath in through your nose and let it out through your mouth.
2:35.0	Breathe in through your nose. One, two, three and out through your mouth. One, two, three.
2:47.0	Let's try it one more time. In through your nose. One, two, three and out through your mouth. One, two, three.
3:05.0	I'm going to count down from ten and all you need to do is keep breathing like that.
3:12.0	Ready? Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five.
3:34.0	Four. Three. Two. One.
3:47.0	Every day we make a lot of choices. Can you guess how many choices we make every day?
3:55.0	Twenty. One hundred. Two thousand. Every day the average person makes 35,000 decisions.
4:12.0	The moment you wake up until the moment you fall asleep your brain is always making choices.
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