Coping Skills Practice: Movement

Coping Skills Practice: Movement

From Calm and Connected Podcast by Janine Halloran

August 7, 2025 · 4 min · Season 1 · Episode 182

About this episode

Janine Halloran introduces a movement technique called 'Push Pull Dangle' to help children practice coping skills.

This podcast episode is a preview of the Grow Your Coping Skills Podcast. Subscribe to this podcast at: Apple Podcasts​ OR ​At the Coping Skills Hub​ $4.99/month Exploring different coping strategies helps us expand our child’s toolkit of strategies that work. But sometimes, it’s a challenge to get kids to try new skills. In this summer series, Janine tries to make it easier by walking you through six different strategies which she invites you to try with your child. Practice each one a few times to see if it’s a strategy that your child likes, and if they want to add it into their coping skills toolkit. In today’s episode Janine introduces us to a movement technique called ‘Push Pull Dangle’. This quick body break involves sitting in a chair comfortably and pushing down on the side of a chair for 10 seconds, pulling up for 10 seconds and then letting your arms dangle at their sides. Take a moment to listen along and try a new coping skill. And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun! — About The Host - Janine Halloran Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Janine Halloran, Janine

Topics covered

  • coping skills
  • movement techniques
  • child development

Keywords

  • coping strategies
  • children
  • mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Coping Skills for Kids

Books & works: Grow Your Coping Skills

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