To cope with trauma

To ease symptoms of mental illness

To help with stress

To fall asleep

To relax after a hard day

Because it is involuntary

To relive your childhood

To have the childhood you didn't get but always wanted

Because it makes you happy

Because your therapist suggested it

To aid in self care

Because you want to

Because it makes life easier

To play with other regressors

Any reason you have is a good and valid reason!

Due to current events, many of us aren’t able to go out and do things. This list is for the kiddos who are struggling to come up with things to pass the time.

♡ Binge-Watch Disney movies!

♡ Read books you haven’t gotten around to!

♡ Build a little kingdom from a fort!

♡ Do the things that Rapunzel sings about when she was stuck in her tower!

♡ Play video games!

♡ Learn ASL!

♡ Do origami!

♡ Coloring and doing puzzles!

♡ Learn new recipes!

♡ Make a corner of your room dedicated to your stuffies and all things regression-related!

♡ Learn/Play an instrument!

♡ Walk around the outside of your house and collect flowers! You can press them!

♡ Play dress-up!

♡ FaceTime your friends and send eachother funny pictures of puppies!

♡ Take the best bubble bath ever!!

♡ Do an indoor scavenger hunt!

♡ Have a tea party with your stuffies!

♡ Play with your pet!

♡ Sing along to movie soundtracks and showtunes!

-rocket ships 🚀

-dinosaurs 🦕🦖

-toy robots and cars 🤖🚕🚒

-aliens 🛸👽

Things that little boys can like too:

-flowers 💐🌷🌼

-fairys and mermaids 🧚‍♂️🧜‍♂️

-unicorns 🦄

-bows and ribbons 🎀

-painting their nails 💅

-dresses and heels 👗👠

Big plushie hugs

Talking with your paci in

Gentle forehead kisses

Soft giggles

Sippy cups full of vanilla milk

Watching Disney movies

Naptime

Holding hands all the time

"Hug please?"

Sleepy yawns

Burrowing into blankets

Digging in the sandbox

Picking flowers

Bubble baths

Jumbo crayons

Onesies

Lacey socks

Taking your teddy bear everywhere

Crying easily

Falling asleep in the car

Blushy cheeks

Helping with dinner/chores

Pastel everything

Glowing night lights

Getting tucked in

Wiggly toes

Sharing your toys and snacks

play a relaxing game, like minecraft

cook or bake something together

play dress-up!

play with toys or stuffies

cuddle and watch a disney movie together, like bambi or bolt

dance around to your favorite song!

teach your little/get taught by your caregiver to slow dance

go on a walk around the neighborhood

go to the park!

go swimming at your local pool! (but be sure to wear sunscreen and a floatie!!)

go shopping and buy gifts for each other! (littles: just make sure to hide your gift when your caregiver takes you to checkout!!)

watch your favorite cartoons together!

symptoms:

grabby hands

giggles

baby talk

babbles

squeals

is playful

is bratty

kicky feet

bites e v e r y t h i n g

sleepy