Today on the show we’re going to DISTRACT you. Coping skills are often misunderstood, misused, and over insisted upon. We get told to “just relax”, “take time for ourselves”, or hear kids demand to use a fidgets all the time. But does any of it actually help? This episode will explore how to make the most out of a brain break and get you or your kid back to being your best. 

In today’s episode we walk through what the acronym DISTRACT, discuss the science and the art behind it, talk through strategies for how to use it, talk about the difference between a tool and toy, and of course suggest some ways to practice at home to make the moments of bigger emotions easier to work through.