This is not a miraculous object, as we often read on the net, but a starting resource useful to establish a peaceful contact and thus help the little one explore his interiority and identify the causes of his malaise
The calm of calmalso known with the English name of Calming Jarit is a proposal that has found great diffusion in the last few years between educators and parents, also because it is often presented as a material of Montessorian inspiration.
Let’s analyze his real benefits And how to use it really effectively to help our children during times of crisis.
What is the jar of calm?
The calm of calm It is proposed in many articles on the web as a miraculous tool capable of helping children in regulating their emotions. But is it just like that? What is the barsh of calm really?
In its simplest form, this object consists of a glass jar Farewell of a mixture of colored water and glue, inside which colored glitter flow.
The supporters of this proposal say that the jar, thanks to the hypnotic movement of the glitter, favors the return to the calm of children in full crisis, thus helping them to self -aggregate their emotional experiences.
Of course it is a forcing: helping a child to find balance in a moment of crisis is not simple and there is certainly no object that, in itself, as a magic wand restores the tranquility without there being any commitment from the people involved.
The wording “Jar of Calm Montessori” is also incorrect, which often is on the net. The jar of calm, in fact, It is not a Montessorian material.
Although, as mentioned, it is not a miraculous tool, the jar can, however, if accompanied by an accurate preparation of the environment and by a conscious and attentive intervention of the adult, support the little ones in the process necessary to find tranquility.
What is the calm jar of calm for?
Pure What is the jar of calm for It is quite simple, given that the name speaks for itself: helping the child in an evident state of emotional de-regulation a find tranquility. Regarding its use, however, it is necessary to make some important clarifications.
As mentioned, it is not enough to offer the child in a state of agitation a jar of calm so that the situation miraculously resolves. If you limit yourself to this, the jar may have a palliative effectbut since the child has not been helped to identify and face the real cause of his discomfort, most likely this would soon tend to resurface, generating new moments of crisis.
How to use the baratto of calm
A very functional use could be to associate the jar a guided breathing exercises. When a child is in full crisis and physically and emotionally agitated, it is not useful, nor effective, trying to transmit teachings or to bring him to think about what happened. The first goal of the conscious adult will then be to repair the Emotional de-regulation manifested by the child. Let’s sit with him, even containing him if he wants physical contact. After that, we grab the jar, shake it and Let’s observe together the flouring of the glitterslowing their breath gradually, exactly as these gradually slow down their movement.
The practice, especially if repeated and exercised over time, can help to encourage relaxation, necessary to guarantee the creation of a connection With the child, fundamental for any dialogue or teaching.
As said, Let’s not limit ourselves to the simple jar: serve, rather, as a starting resource to establish a peaceful contact and thus help the little one explore his interiority and identify the causes of his malaise.
DIY calm jar: how to make it
The barsh’s jar is really a proposal easy and fast To be prepared, as it needs a few elements, generally already present at home or available in any well -supplied household shop.
For make a DIY calm jar In its simplest version it takes:
- a small or medium-sized glass jar with lid (the 200-250 ml ones used for preserves are fine);
- with transparent gel (to avoid a possible “cloudy water” effect, however, some advise to use vegetable glycerin);
- 4-5 teaspoons of brilliant of soft colors (such as blue or light green);
- a couple of drops of plates for plates (help not to attack the glitter to each other);
- two or three drops of gel food coloring;
- hot water;
- hot glue.
First it will be necessary Mix the glue carefully And a little hot water until the first has dissolved. The greater the amount of glue on the total, the greater the resistance opposite to the glitter from the mixture, which will make them move more slowly. glitter and the food coloring and mix again. Then add the water necessary to fill the jar e seal carefully using hot glue.
