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My Safe Place
Using your imagination to create a safe place inside is a powerful strategy. Here’s how to guide kids in creating their own safe place.
In Comfy-Cozy Nest, Big Bird imagines his safe place inside. Refer to this printable page to help children do the same.
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Comfy-Cozy Nest
Creating safe places in our minds can be a key coping strategy, and Big Bird is here to help.
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Read Comfy-Cozy Nest
Creating safe spaces using your imagination can be a key coping strategy.
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Play Comfy-Cozy Nest
By helping Big Bird practice an important coping strategy, kids can explore and rehearse it themselves.
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Color Big Bird’s Nest
The smallest, simplest things—like coloring together—provide the best opportunities for quiet bonding, conversation, relaxation, collaboration, and praise.