Nervous System Regulating Activities Pocket Guide for Children

Use this foldable pocket guide as a practical resource to facilitate regulating activities with your young clients in session, or share it with their caregivers to maintain and reinforce co-regulation strategies at home. It offers play, sensory, creative arts, breathing and movement techniques that can be practiced together before deep therapeutic work, in moments of stress, or as part of a daily routine.

Set the foundation for healing. Use the guide to introduce and practice regulation activities with young clients and caregivers before beginning new interventions. This builds a shared vocabulary of felt safety, ensuring these techniques feel familiar and accessible when they are needed most.

All you need is a piece of paper! Using a piece of 8.5×11″ paper, the guide folds into a compact booklet. Folding instructions are included in the downloadable guide, and demonstrated in the tutorial video above.

Ideal for young clients and their caregivers. Whether you’re leading a client session or empowering a parent to co-regulate with their child, this tool makes it easy to guide children through regulation activities and build shared awareness around nervous system states.

Looking for yourself or older clients? Explore the standard version tailored for all ages.

Need help? Follow this video tutorial!

This resource complements Unyte Health’s listening therapies.

Unyte’s suite of evidence-based listening therapies — including the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP), and Integrated Listening System (ILS) — is designed to help regulate the nervous system and support healing through sound.

This Nervous System Regulating Activities Pocket Guide for Children pairs seamlessly with these tools, offering daily practices that enhance the effectiveness of listening therapy and help clients build lasting regulation skills.